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Published on: December 4, 2015
A case of swine influenza A(H1N2)v in England, November 2023
Jade Cogdale1, Beatrix Kele1, Richard Myers1
1United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Under International Health Regulations from 2005, a human infection caused by a novel influenza A virus variant is considered an event that has potential for high public health impact and is immediately notifiable to the World Health Organisation. We here describe the clinical, epidemiological and virological features of a confirmed human case of swine influenza A(H1N2)v in England detected through community respiratory virus surveillance. Swabbing and contact tracing helped refine public health risk assessment, following this unusual and unexpected finding.

