Friday, 23 March 2018

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Human infection with a seasonal reassortant A(H1N2) influenza virus – Netherlands

On 20 March 2018, the National International Health Regulations focal point for the Netherlands notified WHO about a human infected with a new reassortant A(H1N2) of seasonal influenza viruses that was detected in the routine sentinel influenza surveillance for influenza-like illness and other acute respiratory infections in the Netherlands. The patient is a child aged less than two years old, who had onset of symptoms in early March 2018. He was seen by a general practitioner, but did not require hospitalization and has fully recovered.

Published on March 23, 2018 at 01:20AM
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