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Can I get infected with novel H1N1 virus from eating or preparing pork?

April 26, 2017eating h1n1 Infected pork preparing virus

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Can I get infected with novel H1N1 virus from eating or preparing pork?

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No. Novel H1N1 viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get infected with the new HIN1 virus from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.