Detection of this A(H1N2)v-infected person occurred during a routine national influenza surveillance campaign via sequenced PCR tests. According to UKHSA, the patient was seen by a doctor after experiencing symptoms of respiratory problems.

“UKHSA and partner organizations are tracing close contacts of this case. “All contacts will be offered the necessary testing and will be informed of any additional treatment required if they show symptoms or test positive,” the health agency detailed, explaining that the A(H1N2)v virus is similar to the flu currently circulating in pigs. in England.

The spread of swine flu to humans is “rare”, but reported “sporadically”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Direct or indirect contact with infected animals poses a risk of human transmission, although currently circulating zoonotic influenza viruses (especially bird flu and swine flu) “have not demonstrated human-to-human transmission.” he continued.

“In the case of the swine flu virus, risk factors include proximity to infected pigs or visiting places where these animals are kept. “Sporadic infections in humans due to swine flu viruses subtypes A(H1) and A(H3) have also been detected,” stressed WHO.

Influenza A and B viruses circulate and cause seasonal epidemics of the disease in humans, although only type A viruses can cause global pandemics, according to information compiled by WHO. International organizations warn that influenza A viruses are present in many animal species and the emergence of one capable of infecting humans and sustaining person-to-person transmission could lead to a flu pandemic.

“When animal flu viruses infect their host species, they are named according to the following names: avian flu viruses, swine flu viruses, horse flu viruses, canine flu viruses, etc.,” he detailed the organisms, but clarified that these animal flu viruses “ It is different from the human flu virus and is not easily transmitted to humans or between humans.”