Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.

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 ...

The flu season has reached its peak, according to new data from the Atlanta-based CDC. This comes just weeks after CDC data ...

During the 2010-2011 to 2024-2025 influenza seasons, 9% of pediatric influenza-associated deaths had influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis (IAE).

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine ...

Here are four more updates: Influenza activity remained elevated but has been declining for four consecutive weeks. Flu-related emergency department visits remain moderate, and test positivity is at ...

Noting that reports were received of children with influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), a severe form of IAE, in late January 2025, Amara Fazal, MD, from the CDC in Atlanta ...

Preliminary data for 2024 to 2025, recorded by the CDC, reveals that 13% of pediatric deaths had influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis. HealthDay News — During the 2010-2011 to ...