• KoboldCoterie
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    1 year ago

    Oh, boy. That’s just what we need - a swine flu pandemic, just in time for 2024. At least Britain is reporting it early and taking it seriously (from the sound of it), not just sweeping it under the rug until it’s a real problem.

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        I sure as hell hope not. Yeah I know they are experiencing clusters of something they claim is a mix of stuff we already know about-- flu, each, adenovirus, etc. Worth keeping an eye on but no sense in freaking out at this point. We can always mask up when in public and maybe avoid the regular germs.

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      1 year ago

      The article states it’s the first human case detected in the UK.

      As long as it doesn’t mutate to become more transmissible over time, I don’t think there’s much need for the general public to be alarmed. Now, if only people would simply practice proper germ hygiene (e.g. mask up when sick, frequently wash/sanitize hands, etc)…

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    Can life just do us a solid and not bring out the sequel to Covid while we’re still reeling from it?

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
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    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it had detected a first human case of flu strain A(H1N2)v, which is similar to a virus currently circulating in pigs, and that the individual concerned had experienced a mild illness and fully recovered.

    The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that the case was detected as part of routine national flu surveillance and the source of infection was not known.

    “This is the first time we have detected this virus in humans in the UK, though it is very similar to viruses that have been detected in pigs,” UKHSA incident director Meera Chand said.

    Close contacts of the case are being followed up by the authorities, the statement said, adding that the situation was being monitored with increased surveillance in surgeries and hospitals in North Yorkshire, a region of northern England.

    In 2009, the swine flu pandemic in humans infected millions of people.

    The UKHSA said that based on early information the infection detected recently in Britain was different from the 50 or so other human cases of the strain found elsewhere globally since 2005.


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