Overview
- Santa Fe’s latest surveillance report shows a 91% two‑week rise in influenza A among inpatients, with the virus now making up most positive respiratory tests.
- Provincial labs in Santa Fe confirmed five H3N2 cases from subclade J.2.4.1, known as K, which is a genetic branch of the virus tracked to spot shifts in spread.
- In Mendoza, clinicians report 22 confirmed H3N2 K cases and estimate the strain accounts for much of recent flu activity in the province.
- Children are bearing a notable share of severe cases in Santa Fe, where the median age of hospitalized patients is 12 and many infants, school‑age kids, and teens are affected.
- Health authorities urge flu shots for pregnant people, young children, older adults, those with chronic conditions, and health workers, and they advise hand hygiene, ventilation, masking with symptoms, and oseltamivir only for selected hospitalized patients.