The ominous signs for a harsh flu season have been lurking like the virus itself. First there was this year’s outbreak in Australia – sometimes a predictor of similar trouble in the U.S. – to the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With the cooler temperatures, the flu season is just around the corner. Health officials are encouraging residents to get a flu shot before the end of October. The Chicago Department ...

Influenza remains an important threat to public health, and people with impaired immune systems are at particularly high risk for severe disease and complications. One comparative analysis showed that ...

The 2019-2020 flu season in the USA has commenced and may be attributed to the early rise of influenza B – a strain of the virus that typically emerges toward the end of flu season. Flu activity has ...

The Iowa Department of Public Health announced Friday the first flu-related deaths of the 2019-2020 influenza season: an older adult, 61-80 years of age, Central Iowa woman, and an 81+-year-old ...

The 2019-2020 flu season in the U.S. was unusual in a number of ways. Cases picked up in August rather than the more typical fall and early winter months, and it hit children particularly hard. It was ...

The main strains of influenza virus circulating now are similar to those that caused the severe outbreaks last season.