Influenza Variants

The source of the woman's infection isn't known.

So far 7 variant flu cases have been reported during the 2024-25 flu season in the US.

The state had reported an earlier similar case in March in a patient who had contact with pigs.

Federal officials have been working with companies to find ways to boost the supply of the new vaccine for newborns.

Montana's H1N2v case was reported in a patient who had attended an agricultural fair.

For the first time, Argentina confirms H5 avian flu in mammals; also, Russia reports H5N1 at a large poultry farm.

The patient is a 42-year-old woman from Parana state who had underlying health conditions.

H9N2 avian flu has been confirmed in three children under 11, while H1N1v flu infected two preschool girls.

Study shows moderate, severe COVID diminishes quality of life 1 year later

In a new study in BMC Medicine, Dutch researchers report that, 12 months after illness onset, people with initially moderate to severe COVID-19 still had impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL), but the same was not true for mild COVID-19.