HUMAN CASE OF SWINE FLU LIKELY A ONE-OFF, EXPERT SAYS

An infectious disease expert at the University of Alberta says it's shocking to hear about Canada's first human case of a rare swine flu variant, but expects it's likely a one-off situation. Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an associate professor in the department of medicine, wrote on Twitter “what fresh hell is this” when she first heard about the case in central Alberta. She says it's bad timing for the influenza case to happen during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's unlikely to be a big deal if it's only the one case. Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, shown, has said the variant Influenza A H1N2 case was detected in mid-October after a patient showed up with flu-like symptoms in an emergency department. Hinshaw said it appears to be an isolated case.”