A new strain of the flu called subclade K could make for a particularly nasty flu season across the country, according to public health experts. The strain already caused Japan to declare an influenza ...

The flu has started spreading earlier than usual in some parts of the country, prompting concerns that cases could soon erupt as millions of Americans travel and gather for Thanksgiving and other ...

(NEXSTAR) – As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms. The new strain is a variation of influenza ...

The subclade K flu strain is a variant of the H3N2 virus. A new influenza strain this flu season is raising concerns as Americans hit the roads and take to the skies ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, ...

With similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell which illness is which. Here’s what to know. By Dani Blum Early clues suggest that this flu season could be particularly brutal. And while national ...

A new and potentially more severe variant of the flu, known as H3N2 subclade K, has reached the United States, prompting heightened vigilance from public health officials as the holiday season and ...

Influenza is picking up in the U.S., and public health experts are bracing for signs of another brutal season with the virus. Last year one of the worst waves of flu in recent decades took the U.S. by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California could see an early start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late ...

The person was an older adult with underlying health conditions, officials said. The first human to have ever been infected with the H5N5 strain of bird flu has died, Washington state health officials ...

A person in the Washington State has died of avian influenza. It’s the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. since January—but the infection was of a different strain than the one that has been ...

Having the flu is a lousy experience, regardless of the type you have. While news of a rough flu season ahead (spurred by subclade K) continues to make headlines, there are two main types of flu, A ...

The US flu season has begun slowly, but health experts are concerned following the emergence of a new viral strain, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released on ...