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CDC Reports Neurologic Complications of Flu in Kids This Year
During the current flu season, influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis (IAE) was identified in 9 of 68 (13%) ...
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Health officials concerned as FDA cancels meeting to update flu vaccines
The FDA canceled a critical meeting of flu vaccine experts where officials decide which strains to target in the next vaccine. It comes amid one of the worst flu seasons in 15 years, according to the ...
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CDC: 13% of kids who died from flu this year had brain damage
Today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say ...
A third Michigan child dies as flu cases continue to surge in state
Few details were released Thursday about the third Michigan child to die of the flu this year, other than that it happened in ...
Influenza vaccine offers moderate protection against influenza A virus strains in EU, according to early estimates
The influenza vaccine for the 2024/2025 season provided moderate protection against influenza A and strong protection against ...
CDC Posts First Bird Flu Update Since Trump Took Office
The CDC posted a bird flu update to the health agency’s website on Wednesday, the first since President Donald Trump took ...
Michigan's third, fourth, and fifth flu-related pediatric deaths this season confirmed
Michigan health officials Thursday confirmed the state's third flu-associated child death for the 2024-2025 flu season. "The ...
The flu may be attacking more children’s brains than usual this year
Doctors around the US have anecdotally reported an uptick of children critically ill with the flu developing severe, ...
Immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu reduces bird flu severity in ferrets, study suggests
Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal outcomes, suggests a new study by University ...
West Virginia hospital opening a drive-thru test clinic as flu cases surge in Mountain State
It’s the time of the year when flu cases normally start to decrease, as the weather begins to warm. In the Ohio Valley and across the nation, hospitals are seeing an ...