2019: First US human case of swine flu (H1N2) in PA child, recovered after pig contact.

Pennsylvania child becomes first human case of swine flu (H1N2) in the US in 2019. The child, who had recent contact with pigs, has since recovered. The strain, a novel influenza A virus, is a newly identified subtype of H1N2 that regularly infects pigs. The CDC reports that variant influenza viruses like this one often occur in people with recent exposure to infected pigs and usually do not spread easily or sustainably from person to person.

March 29, 2024
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