H3N2 Influenza Virus: Another Death In India? 23-Year-Old MBBS Student Passes Away in Maharashtra
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Over the past few weeks, flu cases have risen in India which is in the clutches of an influenza outbreak. H3N2 has been the dominant subtype followed by H1N1. Both these subtypes belong to Influenza 'A' type.
While India has confirmed two deaths due to H3N2 - one in Karnataka and another in Haryana - there have been reports of another death in Maharashtra, though no confirmation was available. According to sources, a youth studying MBBS has reportedly died in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, andH3N2 virus has been found in his blood during post-mortem.
The 23-year-old man, who is pursuing MBBS in a medical college in Ahmednagar, had gone to Alibaug in Konkan with friends for a picnic last week. His health deteriorated after coming from there, and when he was tested, he was found to be Covid-19 positive. After that he was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmednagar where he died at 10 pm on Monday (March 13). His post-mortem reportedly revealed that the H3N2 virus was found in his blood, but there has been no official confirmation about the same.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 3:42 am