Seasonal flu activity picks up in Canada; predominant strain is H3N2 influenza A

Via The Canadian Press :

" TORONTO : Flu activity is picking up in some parts of Canada, but the predominant strain in this country is H3N2 instead of the pandemic H1N1 virus that dominated the health-care scene a year ago.

Dr. Irene Armstrong of Toronto Public Health says influenza appears to be hitting hard earlier this season in Toronto, compared to other regular non-pandemic flu years. The number of lab-confirmed cases so far is 515, she said, compared to an average of about 81 cases per year at this point from 2004-05 to 2008-09. Five deaths have been recorded."