The World Health Organization has warned that amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season, a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses are surging, Dr Wenqing Zhang, Unit Head for Global Respiratory Threats at the Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threats Management of the WHO said at a news conference in Geneva. This year is marked by "the emergence and the rapid expansion of a new AH3N2 virus subclade", she told reporters.
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by Joji Xavier
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