American is hospitalized with SWINE FLU after touching infected pigs on farm in Pennsylvania, CDC reveals
A Pennsylvania resident is the first to contract swine flu this year after coming into contact with infected pigs, the CDC revealed. The patient contracted the H1N2 variant that circulates in pigs. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.K. Reports First Case Of New Swine Flu Strain In Humans: Here ’s What To Know
The U.K. detected its first human case of the flu strain A(H1N2)v, which is similar to flu viruses circulating in pigs, though the case was “mild” and the patient recovered, according to an alert released by the U.K. on Monday. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Business /business Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
U.K. detects first human case of 'distinct' form of swine flu
Officials are racing to track the contacts of the United Kingdom's first human case of a "distinct" form of swine flu. On Monday, the U.K. Health Security Agency announced it had detected a single confirmed human case of influenza A(H1N2)v as part of routine national flu surveillance. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
U.K. Reports First Case Of New Swine Flu Strain In Humans: Here ’s What To Know
The virus, called A(H1N2)v, has been detected in 50 cases worldwide, but none of them are genetically similar to the strain found in the U.K. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
Swine flu: UK detects first human case of new strain
Patient had mild illness and is fully recovered from a strain of H1N2 normally seen in pigs. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine flu Q&A: From tell-tale symptoms to how quickly it spreads - everything YOU need to know
The UK's first ever human case of swine flu strain H1N2 has been detected, officials revealed today. But what is H1N2? How deadly is it? And how does it differ from the 2009 swine flu outbreak? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK detects its first human case of swine flu strain
Health officials scramble to trace contacts of person infected with H1N2 strainSwine flu in the UK: what we know so farHealth officials are scrambling to trace contacts of a person infected with a new form of swine flu, after the UK detected its first human case of H1N2.Fifty human cases of the strain have been reported globally since 2005. The new case is the first to be detected in the UK and is unrelated genetically to the previous cases.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Swine flu Health UK news Infectious diseases Society World news Science Microbiology Source Type: news
Swine flu in the UK: what we know so far
One person found to be infected with H1N2 strain, of which 50 cases have been reported globally since 2005UK detects its first human case of swine flu strainThe UK has detected its first human case of H1N2, a swine flu strain that has been reported in 50 people worldwide since 2005.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Swine flu Health UK news World news Infectious diseases Microbiology Medical research Science Society Source Type: news
UK records case of never-before-seen swine flu as health chiefs scramble to track down contacts of Brit left battling 'mild' illness
The strain, H1N2, can be passed from ill pigs to humans, but only in rare cases spreads between humans. It is different from the H1N1 swine flu that triggered the 2009 outbreak. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil
On 15 December 2020, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported the second confirmed human infection with influenza A(H1N2) variant virus [A(H1N2)v] in Brazil in 2020. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - January 4, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Canada Reports First Case Of Rare H1N2 Swine Flu
The Alberta case is not only the first time this swine flu variant has been found in Canada, but just the 27th such case detected worldwide since 2005. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 5, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tommy Beer, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Coronavirus SportsMoney Source Type: news
Influenza A(H1N2) variant virus – Brazil
On 22 June 2020, the International Health Regualtions (IHR) Focal Point (FP) of Brazil shared a preliminary report with the Panamerican Health Organization, the WHO Regional Office for the Americas of a human infection withInfluenza A(H1N2) variant virus (A(H1N2)v). According to the report, the patient, a 22-year-old female, with no comorbidities, worked in a swine slaughterhouse in Ibipor ã Municipality, Paraná State, and developed an influenza-like illness on 12 April 2020. The patient initially sought medical care on 14 April and a respiratory specimen was obtained on 16 April as part of routine surveillance activitie...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - July 9, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Surveillance Report
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2019.
This five-page report is based on data on zoonotic influenza for 2017 retrieved from Epidemic Intelligence on May 18, 2018. No human cases of avian influenza were reported in the European Union/European Economic Area. Sporadic cases were reported from Africa and Asia. Influenza viruses A(H1N1)v, A(H1N2)v, and A(H3N2)v of swine origin caused human cases in Switzerland and the United States.
(PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Surveillance Report: Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017; Zoonotic Influenza
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2019.
This five-page report is based on data on zoonotic influenza for 2017 retrieved from Epidemic Intelligence on May 18, 2018. No human cases of avian influenza were reported in the European Union/European Economic Area. Sporadic cases were reported from Africa and Asia. Influenza viruses A(H1N1)v, A(H1N2)v, and A(H3N2)v of swine origin caused human cases in Switzerland and the United States.
(PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Human infection with a seasonal reassortant A(H1N2) influenza virus – Netherlands
On 20 March 2018, the National International Health Regulations focal point for the Netherlands notified WHO about a human infected with a new reassortant A(H1N2) of seasonal influenza viruses that was detected in the routine sentinel influenza surveillance for influenza-like illness and other acute respiratory infections in the Netherlands. The patient is a child aged less than two years old, who had onset of symptoms in early March 2018. He was seen by a general practitioner, but did not require hospitalization and has fully recovered. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - March 23, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
