200 types of influenza were found in Russia

The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Health that in

The number of influenza strains has increased in Russia. Discuss

According to Popova, the flu this year begandevelop early enough - in August. The most widespread strain is H3N2, or Hong Kong flu. As for the rest of the varieties, about 200 of them were found.

“We have an increasing number of strains found. That is, recently there were 70, then 150 per week, then 200 strains of the real influenza virus. He is here, he is near, ”Anna Popova emphasized.

At the same time, she noted that the incidence of influenza is decreasing, about 60% of the population is vaccinated in the country.

Source: Izvestia