Influenza H3N2 is one of the three major influenza pandemics that occurred in the last century. In 1968, H3N2 virus emerged in Hong Kong, China and led to a global epidemic which cause more than one million deaths world-wide. Before 1968, there was no case of H3N2 virus circulating in human. This viral strain of H3N2 combines with the HA and PB1 fragments of avian H3N2, and the NA from the H2N2 pandemic strain of 1957 that led to the ability to infect and transmit between humans.
Reference:
James D. Allen. H3N2 influenza viruses in humans: Viral mechanisms, evolution, and evaluation. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018.
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H3N2 Proteins
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H3N2 Antibodies
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H3N2 cDNAs/Genes
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Here we list some hot research strains of H3N2.