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PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (04): USA (WI) swine origin H3N2v

Influenza H3N2 -- United StatesAccording to the International Health Regulations (IHR), human infection caused by a novel influenza A virus subtype is an event that has the potential for high public health impact. A novel influenza A virus is considered to have the potential to cause a pandemic if:(1) the virus has demonstrated the capacity to infect and transmit efficiently among humans; and(2) differs from currently-circulating seasonal human influenza viruses such that the hemagglutinin (HA) gene Read more [...]