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Hong kong flu

Hong kong flu Definition Hong Kong influenza is a new subtype of influenza A that emerged due to antigenic shift and occurred as a pandemic between 1968 and 1970 (Herold 2023). In Germany, the pandemic reached its peak in the winter of 1969 / 1970 (Müller 2020). General information The first case...

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