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China - Seasonal H3N2 expected to dominate over the holidays

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http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2010-12-07/034518438580s.shtml

New Year's Day will reach the peak before and after the flu

(Reporter Li Qiumeng) Yesterday, the City CDC said that at present, the city of seasonal influenza A H3N2 influenza virus subtypes are dominant, before and after New Year's Day will reach its peak of influenza activity.

Currently, the city temperature drop, the wind the weather changes, seasonal influenza in fashion. Yesterday, reporters from City CDC was informed that currently the city is in the winter influenza season, influenza activity in the near future more stable overall.

From influenza-like illness surveillance, monitoring and centralized heating pathogenic influenza epidemic monitoring and many other monitoring data, the current influenza virus activity of the city is still low, incidence of influenza-like illness only a slight increase in the previous period, the positive rate of influenza virus isolation about 10%, and a seasonal influenza A H3N2 subtype dominated.

According to the city over the years of influenza surveillance situation, before and after New Year's Day will reach its peak of influenza activity.

As of December 4, the city has vaccinated 1.6 million influenza vaccine, the city's mass vaccination will continue to December 10, and antigenic characteristics of influenza virus gene analysis showed that the city H3N2 subtype influenza epidemic with the WHO recommended influenza vaccine strains for 2010-2011 to match, therefore, the city disease control experts reminded the public that timely vaccination help prevent flu vaccine recommendations.
 
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