Influenza and Zoonoses Education among Youth in Agriculture program

Influenza and Zoonoses Education among Youth in Agriculture program

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Each year, thousands of youth across the United States participate in agricultural fairs, often in association with 4-H (a hands-on learning and education program for kids) or the National FFA Organization (a youth organization preparing members for leadership and careers in agriculture, historically called “Future Farmers of America”). Many fairs have swine (pig) exhibitions, where pigs from different places come in close contact with each other and with people, interacting in ways that could result in diseases spreading between pigs and people.