The latest flu report from the CDC finds surge in cases, with widespread flu found in 29 states. NBC's Erika Edwards reports that a mutation may have made immunizations a little less effective, but it's still better than no protection at all.
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06/7/2024 - 4:50 am | View Link - The World Got Lucky With the Previous Flu Pandemic
Our most recent flu pandemic—2009’s H1N1 “swine flu”—was, in absolute terms, a public-health crisis. By scientists’ best estimates, roughly 200,000 to 300,000 people around the world died; countless more fell sick. Kids, younger adults, and pregnant people were hit especially hard.
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- Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report | CDC
Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report. Print. Updated May 31, 2024. Key Updates for Week 21, ending May 25, 2024. Seasonal influenza activity remains low nationally. Viruses. Clinical Lab. 1.7% (Trend ) positive for influenza. this week. Public Health Lab. Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09, A (H3N2), and B viruses were all co-circulating this week.
06/1/2024 - 6:21 pm | View Link - Influenza (Seasonal)
3 October 2023. Key facts. There are around a billion cases of seasonal influenza annually, including 3–5 million cases of severe illness. It causes 290 000 to 650 000 respiratory deaths annually. Ninety-nine percent of deaths in children under 5 years of age with influenza-related lower respiratory tract infections are in developing countries.
06/1/2024 - 10:00 am | View Link - Flu continues to spread across the U.S., infecting millions ...
Nov. 28, 2022, 11:34 PM UTC. By Erika Edwards. The floodgates have opened on the flu, with millions of people across the U.S. reporting the illness and nearly 3,000 deaths from influenza since...
06/1/2024 - 9:09 am | View Link - Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary Update | CDC
View Full Screen. Last Reviewed: May 24, 2024, 11:00 AM. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary Update - CDC.
06/1/2024 - 6:18 am | View Link - Flu continues to spread at high levels, as doctors warn about ...
Jan. 12, 2024, 12:01 PM PST. By Erika Edwards. As many as 40 children and teenagers, including five babies younger than 5 months old, have died from the flu so far this season, as the virus...
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