Srinagar, Mar 6 (UNI) Advising people to go for vaccine which is the best way to protect against the virus and its serious complications, the Doctor Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said in recent weeks more than half of the reported flu cases are due to H3N2 infection which is more dangerous.
“So far this flu season, Swine flu (H1N1) virus has been dominant, but a more aggressive H3N2 strain has overtaken it, said DAK Dr Nisar ul-Hassan said in a statement here this afternoon. “Now, H3N2 is more frequently reported than H1N1,” he said.
“According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in recent weeks more than half of the reported flu cases are due to H3N2 infection,” he said, adding the virus is emerging as a predominant strain and is causing a secondary wave of flu.