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China's influenza activity has rapidly increased in recent weeks but remains within the expected winter range, with no novel or unknown variants being detected, health authorities said recently.

卫生部门近日表示，中国流感活动水平近几周迅速上升，但仍处于冬季预期范围内，未检测到新型或未知变异株。

Latest data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that flu levels are increasing in both northern and southern regions. This surge led to 955 reported infection clusters in the week beginning Nov 10.

中国疾病预防控制中心最新数据显示，流感疫情在南北地区均呈上升趋势。11月10日当周，全国共报告955起流感聚集性病例。

The H3N2 subtype of influenza A is currently dominant, accounting for over 99 percent of samples from flu-like cases, with the remainder being the H1N1 subtype of influenza A and the influenza B strain.

甲型流感H3N2亚型目前占主导地位，占流感样病例样本的99%以上，其余为甲型流感H1N1亚型和乙型流感病毒株。

"The nation has entered a period of rapidly increasing flu cases, with the majority of regions seeing a medium to high level of virus circulation," said Peng Zhibin, a researcher at the China CDC, at a news conference on Friday.

中国疾控中心研究员彭质斌周五在新闻发布会上表示："全国流感病例正进入快速增长期，多数地区病毒传播处于中度至高度水平。"

Peng also noted a significant rise in outbreaks at schools and nurseries, with the flu positivity rate among children and adolescents aged 5 to 14 markedly higher than in other age groups.

彭质斌还指出，学校和托儿所的疫情爆发显著增加，5至14岁儿童和青少年的流感阳性率明显高于其他年龄段。

Last winter's flu season was primarily driven by the H1N1 strain, while the current dominant strain is the H3N2 strain.

去年冬季的流感季节主要由H1N1病毒株驱动，而当前占主导地位的病毒株则是H3N2病毒株。

A specific H3N2 subclade, known as K, has also driven up infections in parts of the northern hemisphere, including the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan, fueling concerns that this signals a faster evolving or more severe virus.

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