María Montoya

María Montoya

María Montoya
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Researcher in the Viral Immunology: Therapies and Vaccines group at the Margarita Salas Biological Research Center.

Reactions: Confirmed case of swine flu in a worker on a farm in Catalonia

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported that on January 29th, Spanish authorities notified a possible case of human infection with swine flu virus A(H1N1)v in a worker from a Catalan pig farm. After being diagnosed with bronchitis, subsequent laboratory analyses confirmed it as swine flu A(H1N1)v. The ECDC informs that the patient has fully recovered, and to date, no new cases have been detected among close contacts or among the worker's colleagues at the farm.

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