Flu activity is low, but experts worry about a new strain and vaccination rates

For the flu, vaccination trends are a little muddier. Some sources have suggested flu vaccinations are down. Over two million ...

A New, Potentially Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US. Watch for These Symptoms

A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concerns about a severe flu season in the ...

1st human known to be infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu dies, Washington state officials say

The first human to have ever been infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials confirmed ...
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New H3N2 flu strain has come to US, CDC confirms

Just in time for the busy Thanksgiving travel and family gathering season, health experts are keeping a close eye on a new ...

Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.

The United States may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year ...

Patient hospitalized after first human case of bird flu linked to rare strain of virus

One person had died from the disease. In early January, a backyard flock keeper hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana ...
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Influenza A(H1N1) Has More High-Risk Features Than Other Subtypes

Among patients hospitalized with severe influenza, those with A(H1N1) have more high-risk clinical indicators vs those with other subtypes.

First human case of rare bird flu reported in Washington state. Are you at risk?

After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you may be wondering if ...

Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in US in nine months

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...

First human case in US of H5N5 bird flu strain confirmed in Washington resident

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu — the first U.S. human case reported in about nine months and the first ever involving the H5N5 strain, health officials said last week.