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Montevideo, February 19th 2026 - 18:58 UTC

Tag: H3N2

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 15:38 UTC

    Uruguay preparing for ‘super flu’ H3N2; reports first two cases from overseas contagion

    Dr. Fernanda Nozar, head of National Health Department

    Uruguay’s Public Health Ministry confirmed this week it had detected for the first time two cases of the so called ‘super flu K’ H3N2, both from people returning to the country, a boy who recently arrived from Finland, and a woman who visited next of kin in United States.

  • Friday, December 19th 2025 - 21:34 UTC

    Superflu makes it to Argentina and Brazil

    The primary concern for health officials remains low vaccination uptake

    Health authorities across South America are on high alert following the confirmed detection of the Influenza A (H3N2) “K subclade” in Argentina and Brazil. The variant, which has already triggered emergency protocols in Chile and Bolivia, is characterized by genetic mutations that may increase transmissibility, though experts emphasize it does not currently appear to be more lethal than standard flu strains.

  • Friday, December 19th 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Health alerts issued in Chile and Bolivia following superflu detections

    Health authorities in both countries insisted that current influenza vaccines remain the most effective defense against severe illness and death

    Health authorities in Chile and Bolivia have activated emergency epidemiological protocols following the confirmed arrival of a new, highly transmissible variant of Influenza A (H3N2), known as the K subclade (also referred to as “supereflu”).

  • Tuesday, December 16th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Peru confirms first 2 cases of H3N2 “variant K” flu

    Both cases have been discharged from their hospitals and reported to be out of danger

    Peru's Health Ministry (Minsa) officially confirmed on Monday the detection of the first two cases of the Influenza A (H3N2) subclade K variant in the country, just one day after issuing a national epidemiological alert to monitor the potential entry of respiratory diseases during the holiday season.

  • Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 21:14 UTC

    Peru declares H3N2 epidemiological alert

    Signs of ARI include sudden fever, cough, and/or a sore throat, together with muscle pain and headache

    Peru's Health Ministry (Minsa) Tuesday issued an epidemiological alert in light of the growing number of Influenza A (H3N2) cases in Ayacucho, Piura, and Lima.