Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...

That is the worst on record in the CDC's influenza surveillance network since late 2009, during the swine flu pandemic. While most flu seasons usually see a resurgence of infections after the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It would be helpful for many, such as public health officials, veterinarians and cat owners, to have such bird flu studies in hand. But they have remained in the proverbial bush. A CDC ...