Swine flu

2023 - 11 - 27

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New strain of swine flu detected in person for first time in UK (Sky News)

The person was diagnosed with the infection - influenza A(H1N2)v - as part of routine national flu surveillance after visiting their GP in North Yorkshire with ...

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UK records case of swine flu in rare strain spread between pigs and ... (The Independent)

The strain of influenza, called H1N2, is similar to flu viruses circulating in pigs in the UK, but this is the first detection of this strain of flu in a human ...

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First Human Case of New Swine Flu Strain Detected in the U.K. (TIME)

U.K. officials reported a person with a flu strain that until now has been found only in pigs.

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First human case of H1N2 swine flu detected in UK (ITV News)

The person involved is not known to have worked with pigs and has fully recovered. | ITV National News.

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New Swine Flu 2023 strain confirmed in UK - details, symptoms, and ... (Metro)

H1N2 Swine flu has been recorded in Britain, health officials have revealed - but what are the common swine flu symptoms?

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GP surveillance to increase after human swine flu case (Pulse)

A new strain of swine flu has been detected in humans for the first time in the UK, picked up via routine testing by the patient's GP.

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First human case similar to swine flu detected in the UK (Open Access Government)

Health officials are urgently working to trace contacts of an individual who has been infected with the H1N2 strain.

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What are the symptoms of swine flu and how can I protect myself? (The Independent)

Influenza A(H1N2)v is similar to flu viruses currently circulating in pigs in the UK.

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Pig sector urged to be vigilant as first human swine flu case reported (The Grocer)

The UK Health Security Agency detected a confirmed human case of influenza A(H1N2)v, similar to that currently circulating in pigs in the UK.

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Swine flu: UK reports its first human case of A(H1N2)v strain (The BMJ)

Meera Chand, incident director at UKHSA, said, “It is thanks to routine flu surveillance and genome sequencing that we've been able to detect this virus. We're ...

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