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Disease Outbreak News
Influenza A(H1N2) – United States of America
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON482
Situation at a glance
On 4 August 2023, the United States International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point informed PAHO/WHO of a human infection with a novel influenza A(H1N2) variant virus identified in the State of Michigan. This was confirmed by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction at the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on August 2.
The case was not hospitalized and is recovering from the illness. Investigations by local public health officials identified swine exposure by the patient at an agricultural fair.
Additional public health response efforts including enhanced surveillance for cases is undergoing. Given the potential impact on public health, human infections with these viruses need to be monitored closely. In this event, there was no reported evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission, the illness was mild and no further influenza variant virus transmission in the community has been identified.
Further information, including the description of the outbreak, epidemiology of dengue, public health response, WHO risk assessment and WHO advice is available in the full text of the [https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON482]DON.
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