CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cases of a “highly contagious and aggressive” new strain of the flu called “subclade K” are increasing in the U.S. and across the world, federal health officials say. Fever, chills ...

A new flu strain, a variant of influenza A called H3N2, is spreading across the nation. The CDC estimates millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths from the flu so far this season. While the ...

A new form of the flu, which is highly contagious and aggressive, is sweeping the nation this season. A mutation of influenza A H3N2, called subclade K, has been detected as the culprit in rising ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Hospitals in the Bay Area are reporting more "influenza-like illness," pointing to a mutation in the strain. "There is this mutation seen in this H3N2 which is why it's gotten ...

A new form of the flu, which is highly contagious and aggressive, is sweeping the nation this season. A mutation of influenza A H3N2, called subclade K, has been detected as the culprit in rising ...

A new version of the flu virus is now driving most infections this season, and cases continue to rise across the United States. The strain, known as H3N2 subclade K, has quickly become the dominant ...

When the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health crisis in 2023, many assumed severe loneliness primarily afflicted isolated individuals in urban Global North cities. Yet some of the ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...