Overview
- ANLIS-Malbrán confirmed four new cases in Córdoba and Corrientes, taking the Boletín Epidemiológico Nacional count to 15 and extending detections to eight provinces.
- Mendoza reported a second local case in an adolescent returning from the Caribbean, with provincial updates indicating the national total may stand at 16.
- Several infections are linked to recent international travel, yet some earlier cases lacked travel history; Córdoba awaits sequencing on additional suspects and Catamarca sent samples to Malbrán.
- According to the national bulletin, one third of cases were identified during hospitalization and most early patients were unvaccinated, while current flu shots still lessen severe outcomes.
- Authorities stress vaccination for risk groups, hygiene and ventilation measures, and system preparedness, drawing lessons from Europe’s early, intense H3N2 activity.