A new strain of swine flu has been recorded in a patient in Britain, health officials have revealed.
The unidentified individual visited their GP with ‘respiratory symptoms’ the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.
The virus, known as H1N2, is different to the H1N1 strain that caused 457 deaths in the UK during the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
The UKHSA said the patient ‘experienced a mild illness and has fully recovered. The source of their infection has not yet been ascertained and remains under investigation’.
It added: ‘As is usual early in emerging infection events, UKHSA is working closely with partners to determine the characteristics of the pathogen and assess the risk to human health.’
Close contacts of the patient are being followed up and will be offered testing.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
Swine flu causes hundreds of deaths in the 2009 outbreak.
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