Limited human-to-human transmission of novel influenza A (H3N2) virus--Iowa, November 2011.

  • 2 December 2011
    • journal article
    • case report
    • Vol. 60  (47) , 1615-7
Abstract
On November 20, 2011, CDC confirmed three cases of swine-origin triple reassortant influenza A (H3N2) (S-OtrH3N2) virus infection in children in two counties in Iowa. None of the children were hospitalized, and each has recovered from a mild episode of febrile respiratory illness. All three were in contact with one another, and none had a known recent exposure to swine. No additional human infections with this virus have been detected in Iowa, and no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of this S-OtrH3N2 virus exists; surveillance is ongoing.