With 59 cases of H3N2 detected in Odisha, the state government has asked the district authorities to be alert and suggested citizens to maintain personal hygiene and avoid crowded places, a top official said. Health and Family Welfare secretary Shalini Pandit told district collectors and concerned health officials to be step up ILI (influenza-like illness) and SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infection) surveillance at health facility level and community level.

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