Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
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Flu Map Shows States With Highest Levels As Cases Surge
Seasonal influenza has continued to increase across the country, reaching unprecedented intensity and marking the most severe flu season in at least 15 years, according to the CDC, which reported ...
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CDC posts, then deletes, data on bird flu
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The CDC briefly posted and then removed data indicating potential transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus from cats to humans. This data, not included in the ...
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US seasonal flu cases skyrocket to highest level in at least 15 years: CDC
The CDC estimates there have been at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths from the flu so far this season, which started Oct. 1. Nearly 60 of those who died were ...
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Doctors' visits for flu highest in 15 years, most since swine flu pandemic: CDC
During the week ending Feb. 1, 8% of emergency department visits were due to flu compared with 3.2% the same time last year, according to the CDC data. Additionally, 31.6% of tests came back ...
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CDC scientific report resumes publication after unprecedented pause
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an unprecedented pause, but information about the bird flu virus that was supposed to ...
Flu has officially hit a second high in the US: Know the symptoms
Flu infections are at or near their highest levels in at least 15 years and are still rising, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.