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China Detects First Human H1N2v Swine Flu Case
China found a rare H1N2v swine flu infection in a child.
Investigators tested people, animals, and environmental samples.
They found influenza A in samples from a deceased pig.
This made the pig a possible source of the infection.
However, scientists could not prove exactly how the virus reached the child.
The child had 30 close contacts.
All of those contacts tested negative and did not develop flu-like symptoms while being watched.
The investigation found no evidence that the virus was spreading continuously between people.
China reported its first detected human case of H1N2v swine flu.
Influenza A was found in samples from a deceased pig.
The pig was considered a plausible infection source, but transmission route was not confirmed.
All 30 of the child’s close contacts tested negative for influenza.
No sustained human-to-human transmission was found during the investigation.
- Who
- A child in China was identified as having H1N2v swine flu.
- What
- Health investigators detected a human infection with influenza A H1N2v, a rare swine flu virus.
- Where
- China.
- When
- Why
- Investigators examined human, animal, and environmental samples to identify a possible source and assess whether human-to-human transmission occurred.
Key facts
- Virus
- Influenza A H1N2v, described as a rare swine flu virus
- Reported case
- First detected human H1N2v case in China
- Possible source
- A deceased pig was considered a plausible source because influenza A was found in its samples
- Transmission route
- The exact route of infection could not be definitively established
- Close contacts
- Thirty close contacts of the child tested negative
- Monitoring outcome
- The close contacts remained free of influenza-like illness during monitoring
- Human transmission
- The investigation found no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission
Sources
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