Overview
- Provincial health officials are investigating an 87-year-old in Córdoba linked to a traveler from Europe, with confirmation pending at the national reference lab.
- The patient was hospitalized at Rawson with good recovery reported while authorities await ANLIS Malbrán’s results.
- Argentina has six confirmed H3N2K infections to date, reported in Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, and Neuquén.
- Europe saw an earlier season with more cases and hospitalizations tied to the H3N2K subclade, which has met lower population immunity.
- An updated influenza vaccine is expected in Argentina in late February to early March with estimated 60–65% protection, and experts urge vaccination for travelers and at-risk groups plus masking in closed spaces, hand hygiene, and cough etiquette, noting the situation is not considered pandemic-level.