A new Influenza A variant, "subclade K," is causing a rise in flu cases across the nation. Flu symptoms can include body aches, headache, and high fever, and are often more severe than a common cold.

The flu strain changes each year, and doctors are urging extra precautions with this season's flu vaccine showing to be less effective. Since Australia’s flu season occurs before the U.S. season, the ...

Influenza cases are down in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties compared to the start of the year, but doctors say the flu is still circulating and residents should expect another spike in early to ...

Flu cases and hospitalizations in Connecticut have been steadily declining since peaking in late December. A health official attributed the initial spike in cases to holiday gatherings. The CDC lists ...

A new flu strain nicknamed the "super flu" contributed to a surge in healthcare visits nationwide in December. Ohio is among the states with the highest flu activity, though hospitalizations saw a ...

Michigan’s flu activity remains very high, though it appears to be easing. The state’s influenza-like illness activity level for the week ending Jan. 10 declined two spots from the top rung of the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season appears to be waning with two straight weeks of decline in measures of flu activity, according to the latest government data released Friday. The Centers for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California officials are issuing warnings about a new flu strain that is increasing flu-related cases and ...

As California public-health officials warn about the spread of a new strain of influenza in the wake of the state confirming its second flu-related death of a child, a leading local infectious-disease ...

Kansas is suffering from the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country, with nearly 414,000 birds affected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. HPAI, an umbrella ...

Influenza cases are rising sharply, heightening fears that a new strain will fuel a punishing flu season that is already outpacing last year’s. Photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters If everyone you know ...

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