Flu by state: Where this season’s highly contagious variant is spreading the most

A highly contagious flu mutation called subclade K is sweeping the nation, raising health concerns about vaccine ...
Everyday Health on MSN

Flu spikes across the US as a surprise new virus variant drives up cases

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are seeing high and very high levels of flu, mainly caused by a surprise new influenza ...

Flu cases are spiking earlier than usual. What you need to know.

Known as subclade K, a new, mutated flu strain that has dominated in Europe and Asia is now rapidly spreading across the US.
The Week

Mystery disease sweeps globe due to new virus? Adenovirus mutation can restrict people to bed but can't kill, say experts

Soap and regular disinfectants are incapable of killing the Adenovirus, which is highly contagious and can spread through ...
Time

The Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Getting More Dangerous

At least 58 people in the U.S. have been infected by the H5N1 bird flu virus this year, according to federal statistics. All but two of them had been around cows or chickens, two species in which H5N1 ...
Healio

Flu viruses with novel mutations inhibiting oseltamivir detected globally

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since May 2023, a combination of neuraminidase mutations has been detected in influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses.
CNN

Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation

The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say. There is no indication that ...
Yahoo

Bird flu mutations in the US's first severe H5N1 case may boost the virus's ability to infect humans

Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from a severely ill patient in Louisiana revealed multiple mutations that may enhance the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells, the Centers for ...
STAT

Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Euro Weekly News

Flu virus mutations raise alarm as WHO flags ‘pandemic potential’

The WHO is monitoring a fast-evolving flu strain as cases rise worldwide, warning that recent mutations could increase pandemic risk this winter.
Newsweek

Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk: ‘Significant Public Health Concern’

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned. This is following the news that ...
Journalism in the Americas

Coronavirus Mutation May Have Made It More Contagious

The virus that causes COVID-19 is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious. The number of virus strains present in each zip code in Houston during the second wave ...