{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6565fee8f7e6aa001267bf92?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"First human case of swine flu H1N2: should we be worried?","description":"<p>Patient recovers from <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/first-human-case-bird-flu-detected-uk-b1123105.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the UK’s first confirmed human case of a new strain of swine flu</a>. Health officials <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/swine-flu-strain-h1n2-first-case-detected-uk-yorkshire-virus-symptoms-b1123136.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">track down close contacts to measure spread</a>. Should we be worried about this new strain? Our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DanPKeane\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Health Reporter Daniel Keane</a> explains what has happened, and whether this new strain could lead to the next pandemic. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Do we know how this person contracted it?</li><li>Dr Andrew Catchpole’s 'Don’t panic but stay alert' advice explained</li><li>What scientists are saying about this new strain</li><li>Why we need to ‘keep an eye’ on developments</li><li>Plus: The latest on ‘mystery’ respiratory illness in China</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on X</a> or<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on Threads</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}