This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations

Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that this year’s flu season for the Northern Hemisphere is looking like it ...

New H3N2 Subclade K Flu Strain Sparks Fears Of ‘Cruel Winter’

A new influenza A strain subclade K is circulating due to H3N2 picking up 7 mutations this Summer. Will this lead to a worse ...

A New, Potentially Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US. Watch for These Symptoms

A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concerns about a severe flu season in the ...
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What is influenza A, the type of flu making people so sick right now?

(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the start of ...

First death reported from rare bird flu strain

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state ...
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Korea faces early flu wave as new variant spreads among children

Korea is grappling with one of its earliest flu waves in years as a newly dominant H3N2 sub-variant sweeps through schools ...
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Getting a Grip on Influenza: The Pursuit of a Universal Vaccine (Part 2)

This is a short series about a recent breakthrough on the road to developing a much sought-after broadly neutralizing vaccine against all influenza A viruses. If successful, it may act as a precursor ...