A new strain of influenza could be responsible for an unusual spring and summer boost in flu cases. According to epidemiologists, there is no current evidence that this variant is more severe, but that it is easily transmitted.
Read the full article at SBS: The ‘Super-K’ flu variant is spreading in Australia. Here’s what makes it ‘unusual’.
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