Britain has announced that it has detected its first human case of infection with the A(H1N2) strain of influenza, similar to a virus currently circulating in pigs, adding that the person in question had mild symptoms and made a full recovery, reports Reuters The British Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) said that this case was detected as part of routine influenza surveillance at national level and specified that the source of the infection is not known. “This is the first time we have detected this virus in people in the UK. , although this is very similar to viruses that have been detected in pigs”, said Meera Chand, director within the UKHSA. The close contacts of the case are being monitored by the authorities, the press release states that the situation is being monitored with increased attention in surgeries and hospitals in North Yorkshire, a region in the north of England. In 2009, the human swine flu pandemic infected millions of people. This was caused by a virus that contained genetic material from viruses circulating in pigs, birds and humans. According to the UKHSA, initial information shows that the infection recently detected in the UK is different from the approximately 50 other human cases of infection with this strain identified in other areas of the world since 2005, cites Agerpres.
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