Overview
- The infection involves an 83-year-old who visited a hospital for an unrelated issue and remains in good condition without respiratory symptoms.
- Investigators found no prior exposure to pigs or farms, and all close contacts tested negative and have stayed asymptomatic, with no secondary cases detected.
- The case was reported to Spain’s CCAES on Feb. 13 and to the WHO, and a joint assessment is underway with WHO, CCAES and Catalonia’s public health agency.
- Authorities activated epidemiological and laboratory surveillance protocols and say sample error or contamination has been ruled out.
- Officials note this is Spain’s fourth reported human swine-origin H1N1 case since 2009 and clarify it is unrelated to African swine fever.