We are expecting another active season of respiratory virus transmission this fall and winter in the US,” says Erica Johnson, ...

Some of the highest levels of influenza are now in Western states, several of which have already topped the peaks recorded during the worst of last winter's flu season. In Oregon, the CDC's data ...

There were over 12,000 people admitted to the hospital with the flu that week, and data shows there were five "influenza-associated deaths," bringing the total for the season to nine, the CDC says.

flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) symptoms has soared. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that for the week ending on Dec. 21, reports of respiratory ...

An estimated 22,000 to 45,000 people were hospitalized with RSV from Oct. 1-Dec. 7, the CDC says. That's more hospitalizations than for the flu (15,000–33,000), but fewer than for COVID-19 ...

Avian flu or bird flu was detected in wastewater in Phoenix, Surprise and Tempe, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health confirmed on Monday. All three of the cities conduct wastewater ...

experts are concerned about the broader implications due to the fact that each human bird flu case allows for the virus to adapt and mutate. However, on a more positive note, the CDC says that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are keeping a close eye on "red flags" relating to the bird flu and whether the illness might develop into a pandemic, according to a report.

In December 2024, the CDC confirmed the first severe human case of the bird flu in the U.S., involving a patient from Louisiana who had been exposed to infected backyard poultry. In a recent ...

The CDC told Newsweek Monday that while bird flu's current risk to the general public remains low, the agency is carefully monitoring for several red flags that could indicate that the virus could ...