Canadian health authorities on Wednesday reported the country's first case of a human infected with the H1N2 virus, a rare strain of swine flu. "This is the only influenza case reported in Alberta so far this flu season," the statement read. Canadian health officials are looking into where the virus came from, and to verify that it has not spread. Since 2005 only 27 cases worldwide have been reported of people infected with the H1N2 -- not to be confused with the more common H1N1 swine flu virus. "This a rare type of flu in humans, typically acquired from exposure to infected pigs and not known to spread easily from human to human," Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, wrote on Twitter.

Source: Mint November 05, 2020 02:03 UTC