Shillong, March 16: While the country is reeling under the H3N2 wave where a large number of people have been infected with it, Assam reported its first case of the virus after which authorities have geared up to deal with the situation.
National Health Mission, Assam in a bulletin stated that the health department is keeping a close watch on the situation after the first case of H3N2 influenza was reported.
The bulletin said, “”The Health Department is keeping a close watch on the evolving seasonal influenza situation in Assam through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on a real-time basis”.
It further stated that the district surveillance officers under the IDSP network are fully geared to meet this public health challenge in Assam in line with the guidelines formulated by the Centre and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
It said “Globally, influenza cases are typically seen to increase during certain months of the year. India usually witnesses two peaks of seasonal influenza: one from January to March and the other one in the post-monsoon season,” the NHM said.
Many states are already dealing with the spread of influenza with at least seven deaths reported from different parts.