1 case of rare swine flu variant confirmed in central Alberta, first of its kind in Canada Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.
Deena Hinshaw, has said the variant Influenza A H1N2 case was detected in mid-October after a patient showed up with flu-like symptoms in an emergency department.Hinshaw said it appears to be an isolated case.Saxinger says that the province’s preliminary investigation has been ongoing for weeks and it hasn’t found any evidence of spread.“It’s likely to be just an oddity that doesn’t mean anything,” she said in an interview Thursday.