Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Health institutions Canada reported cases of viral infection rare swine flu, H1N2, against humans for the first time in the country on Wednesday (4/11).
The case was found in the western province of Alberta in mid-October. However, health officials said the case finding did not carry a high risk.
“There is no increased risk to the citizens of Alberta at this time,” the local health official said in a statement AFP, Thursday (5/11).
The patient, he said, had mild influenza-like symptoms. Shortly after being examined, the patient was declared to be recovering quickly.
“There is no evidence at this time that the virus has spread any further,” he continued.
There have only been 27 reported cases of H1N2 infected people in the world since 2005. This virus is different from H1N1 which is more commonly found in humans.
According to Canadian officials, the H1N2 virus cannot be transmitted to humans by eating meat or products containing pork.
“This is a rare type of flu in humans. Usually acquired from exposure to infected pigs and is not known to spread easily from person to person,” said Canada’s head of public health, Theresa Tam, via Twitter.
Local health officials also said this case is the only case of influenza reported by Alberta in the near future.
Investigations into the origin of the virus are still being carried out by Canadian health officials. Also to ensure the virus does not spread and spreads into clusters.
(fey / ayp)
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