Influenza hospitalization rates continue to surge in the U.S. The dominant variant behind these numbers — H3N2 — is known to hit children and seniors much harder.

This is the first influenza A (H3N2)v virus identified in the United States in 2021. Since 2005, a total of 485 influenza variant virus human infections caused by all subtypes including 437 human ...

The H3N2 variant has been associated with more severe flu seasons for children and the elderly in the past, according to the CDC. Skip to content. Main Navigation. Search. Search for: ...

Consider the example of H3N2, one of two major subtypes of flu that cause trouble every winter. In some cases, a single extremely well-adapted variant of the H3N2 virus can replace all other H3N2 ...

There have been 145 cases of infection with the H3N2 variant swine flu since July 12 -- a significant jump from the prior week’s 12 confirmed cases, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

The H3N2 variant that has prompted officials at county and state fairs this summer to ratchet up precautionary measures likely won’t become a cause for major concern for consumers or producers, McKean ...

Improving vaccine responses against A(H3N2) viruses has been a challenge in the quest for improved influenza vaccines, because of their rapid evolution and their heightened susceptibility to egg ...

Pictured are pigs in this undated photo. A human case of the swine flu, otherwise known as the influenza A H3N2 variant, has been detected in Ingham County, according to the Michigan Department of ...

Awareness of 2013 H3N2 variant (H3N2v) influenza virus activity and review of the alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Alert Network (HAN). Maintenance of a ...

A human case of the swine flu, otherwise known as the influenza A H3N2 variant, has been detected in Ingham County, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHS.