UK’s public health officials detected the A(H1N2)v infection in a routine screening, confirming the first human case of a “swine flu strain,” on Monday, 27 November.
The case was detected at a GP surgery in North Yorkshire, when a person came in with a mild illness. The person has fully recovered.
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), about 50 cases of A(H1N2)v have been recorded in the last two decades globally, with the most recent one being in the US in August this year.