Taiwan: 1 death from H3N2 in Hsinchu County

[Catbird]

Machine translation:

"Small boy dye H3N2 incidence of sudden death in 1 and a half days
2013/04/27

H7N9 menacing, now came another equally terrible H3N2 influenza. Caused a small boy with fever, vomiting, coma after hospital even beyond resurrection, from the onset to death, just a day and a half. But also to the families of difficult to accept. With H7N9 type A influenza virus H3N2, just a day and a half, you can away people's lives.

Hsinchu County, a seven-year-old boy was infected with fever, vomiting, trembling symptoms that night hospital coma, results of first aid is invalid, and finally beyond resurrection, the original jump the little boy from the onset to death, short short day and a half, the time is coming people respond, however, the CDC said the type A flu-like symptoms, in fact, similar with flu-like symptoms, including H3N2 short duration and high rate of fatal originally thought it was only a cold, how it can be so serious, the family until now still difficult to accept."

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[gjs47]

Re: Taiwan: 1 death from H3N2 in Hsinchu County

What is the likelihood that some of these tests that come up with a different strain of HxNx are really H7N9?

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Taiwan: 1 death from H3N2 in Hsinchu County

I think that PCR tests are quite specific. If the probes cannot match the genetic material in the samples they should return an Influenza A untypeable result.

The tests are designed to identify H1N1pdm09, H3N2, H5N1 or eurasian H7, H9N2.

Other A strains may be detected through M segment but negative for HA & NA.

Possible coinfection with other strains if suspected should be further investigated through different methods.

 

[fredvries]

Re: Taiwan: 1 death from H3N2 in Hsinchu County

Luckily (sic) the trivalent vaccines for use in the 2013 influenza season (southern hemisphere winter) contains an A/Victoria/361/2011 (H3N2)-like virus. See here.