UK Detects First Human Case of H1N2, Scrambles to Find Contacts of Person Infected
Health officials in the U.K. have confirmed the U.K.’s first-ever human case of a new strain of swine flu.
In an announcement, the UK Health Security Agency revealed it detected a confirmed human case of influenza A(H1N2)v.
UKHSA reported, “The individual was tested by their GP after experiencing respiratory symptoms.”
The agency continued, “Influenza A(H1N2)v virus was detected by UKHSA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing and characterized using genome sequencing.”
Currently, the UK government is scrambling to find out how many people the infected person had contact with over the last several days.
BREAKING: Britain’s First Human Case of Swine Flu Strain H1N2 Has Been Detected – UK Health Security Agency.
