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PUNE: The H1N1 virus is back with a vengeance in the state this year.The virus has infected 518 people and claimed 35 lives in January and February alone. However, NIV scientists have been seeing only the Michigan strain of the H1N1 virus since 2018. The experts said the new strain could be behind the rise in cases and mortality, but it is yet to be proved scientifically. In comparison, 15 cases and four deaths were reported in the two months of the previous year.Experts attributed the rise in the H1N1 cases and casualties to the cold wave conditions that prevailed in most parts of the country, including Maharashtra, during the winter. “We witnessed the steep drop in temperature in most parts of the country, including Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir ..