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CDC estimates at least 24 million have had seasonal flu
More than 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports
Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, amid this winter's second wave of the virus.
Flu hospitalization rates highest older adults, CDC reports
Flu activity in the United States continued to be higher than normal for the week ending Feb. 1 and older adults are seeing the highest hospitalization rates, according to a Feb. 7 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) weekly update.
US seasonal flu cases skyrocket to highest level in at least 15 years: CDC
Cases of the seasonal flu in the U.S. have reached their highest numbers in more than a decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
US flu rate at or near highest level in over 15 years, CDC says
The U.S. influenza rate is at or near its highest level in at least 15 years and is still on the rise, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
43 US states have 'high' or 'very high' flu activity, latest CDC data shows
Flu activity has hit a new peak for the season and is continuing to increase across the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly influenza reports.The CDC classifies 32 states and Washington,
New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the ...
Health groups sound alarm on missing CDC, FDA data
Prominent health care organizations urge the Trump administration to restore important data sets on the Centers for Disease ...
Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal
But as that pause has started to lift, Trump officials at HHS, and acting CDC Director Susan Monarez, refused repeated ...
CDC staff told to remove terms like 'non-binary,' 'they/them,' 'pregnant people' from public health material
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to remove words frequently associated with ...
U.S. influenza cases reach 15-year high despite declining COVID-19, CDC says
U.S. medical services providers are seeing the greatest numbers of flu cases since the 2009-2010 flu season, the Centers for ...
CDC scientific report resumes publication after unprecedented pause
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an ...
CDC reports gastrointestinal illness outbreak on Radiance of the Seas cruise ship
A gastrointestinal illness has broken out this week on the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship, according to the US Centers for ...
Morale plummets at the CDC as staff fear job losses
Staff at the CDC are bracing for a significant reduction in the work force that appears to be targeting staff with the fewest worker protections.
CDC Weekly Report Back After 2-Week Halt But No H5N1 Bird Flu Info
For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report was halted. It returned on Feb.
CDC Leaders Told to Rank Thousands of Workers Amid Layoff Fears
Senior leaders at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to rank thousands of probationary ...