Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

“That was the original gain-of-function poster child ... one person to another, the CDC said. Scientists expect that will change sooner or later. With flu season picking up steam, the ...

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Good morning West Alabama. It is Friday, December 27, 2024. It is the last weekend of the year upcoming.

It’s been increasing at a pretty steady pace now for the past several weeks. So yeah, we are certainly in flu season now.” ...

Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week ...

Emergency room visits with influenza are now "very high" nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, in this week's update on the winter respiratory virus season.

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 ...

So yeah, we are certainly in flu season now,” said Alicia Budd, an epidemiologist in CDC’s Influenza Division. This season, the flu has already claimed the lives of roughly 1,500 people across ...