Posted on 08/29/2022 1:47:39 PM PDT by EBH
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the Ohio Department of Health reported a human infection with a novel influenza A virus.
On August 26, 2022, the CDC stated this is the second patient infected with an H1N2v virus reported in the USA in 2022.
And is the fifth human infection with variant influenza A viruses this year, including three H3N2v (West Virginia) and two H1N2v (Ohio, Oregon) viruses.
According to the CDC, there are different swine influenza virus subtypes and strains, some of which infect other animals but rarely humans.
The Ohio patient is a minor, was not hospitalized, and has recovered from their illness.
An investigation by Ohio officials found that the patient had attended an agricultural fair on the day of their illness onset.
The additional investigation did not identify respiratory illness in any of the patient's household contacts.
And no person-to-person transmission of A(H1N2)v virus associated with this patient has been identified.
The CDC says, 'Early identification and investigation of human infections with novel influenza A viruses are critical so that the risk of infection can be understood, and appropriate public health measures can be taken.'
Most human infections with variant influenza viruses occur following close proximity to swine at a farm or social event.
The first swine influenza virus was classified in pigs in 1918.
As of August 28, 2022, the U.S. FDA has not approved a preventive vaccine targeted against swine flu, nor is the annual flu shot clinically effective against an H1N2v virus.
Additional information on Zoonotic influenza in swine, avian, and pandemic vaccine news is posted at PrecisionVaccinations.com/Zoonotic.
EBH :" The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the Ohio Department of Health reported a human infection with a novel influenza A virus."
" On August 26, 2022, the CDC stated this is the second patient infected with an H1N2v virus reported in the USA in 2022.
And is the fifth human infection with variant influenza A viruses this year, including three H3N2v (West Virginia) and two H1N2v (Ohio, Oregon) viruses."
" According to the CDC, there are different swine influenza virus subtypes and strains, some of which infect other animals but rarely humans."
I had H1N1 back in 2010 if I remember right.
Horrible
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