PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (31): USA (NE), swine origin, H3N2v

Influenza H3N2 — United States
Officials with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) say surveillance systems picked up one case of a variant flu virus (H3N2v). When a flu virus that normally circulates in swine is identified in people, it’s called a variant virus.
The patient reported no contact with swine during the week preceding illness onset, however a member of same household did report exposure to swine. The person was hospitalized and released. This is Nebraska’s 1st case of H3N2v. According