1st Human Case of Swine Flu Variant Detected as Officials Scramble to Find Contacts

Officials in the UK said a ’single confirmed case' of an influenza A(H1N2)v variant was found.

A file photo shows a form of swine flu taken at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's influenza laboratory. U.S. CDC via The Epoch Times

A new type of influenza similar to a form of swine flu circulating in pigs was detected in the UK in a person for the first time, according to the country’s Health Security Agency.

In an announcement on Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that “a single confirmed case” of influenza A(H1N2)v was reported. Influenza A(H1N2)v is similar to influenza viruses that are circulating in pigs in the UK, it said.