The ECDC has reported on three swine-origin influenza A variant virus infections: one A (H1N2)v case in Taiwan and two A(H1N1)v cases – one in the USA (Iowa) and the other in Germany (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). All three cases were known to have had exposure to pigs prior to the infections have since recovered and no onward transmission was detected among contacts. More on variant influenza viruses from the US CDC.
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