The rise and fall of two flu strains

H1N1 peaked in December 2018, while H3N2 didn't surge and peak until late in the season, in March 2019. The chart shows the percent of sputum samples from patients with flu-like symptoms that tested positive for each strain over the course of the flu season.

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