Flu season |
THE recent surge in influenza cases being labelled a ‘super flu’ has understandably raised concern, particularly as several European countries report rising hospitalisations. In Pakistan, however, health experts agree that the situation warrants vigilance, not panic. According to the WHO, the current uptick is driven largely by influenza A(H3N2) and a recently altered form of the virus, known as subclade K. While this variant has shown an ability to spread earlier than usual in the season, there is, crucially, no evidence that it causes more........