North Carolina's Latino communities have faced a major surge in flu activity in the late months of 2025 and early 2026, particularly from the A(H3N2) influenza strain, or 'Subclade-K.' This strain is known for producing severe symptoms and has been the main driver of the heightened flu activity in the state. Both the North Carolina…
Medical centers across South Jersey, such as those managed by Virtua Health, are observing an upward trend in patients struggling with respiratory illnesses. This comes amidst rising national flu activity, paving the way for health care providers to anticipate a surge in cases in the near future. Virtua Health's emergency room has noted an influx…
Marion County hospitals, located in Indianapolis, are gearing up for the implementation of temporal visitor restrictions in response to heightening levels of flu and RSV incidences. According to the Marion County Health Department's recent announcement, the rate of influenza-like illnesses accounted for in hospital emergency departments across the county has significantly surged. The majority affected…
The current flu season is escalating into one of the most severe in recent times, with data from federal and state health officers showing an increase in positive tests and hospitalizations compared to previous years. Healthcare facilities nationwide are reeling under the strain of ballooning flu cases, with several hospitals recording overburdened emergency departments. Figures…
The southeastern region of Wisconsin has registered a sudden upsurge in incidences of influenza, commonly known as the flu. The state's health professionals have hit the alarm bells, noticing a higher rate of hospitalizations due to flu. While the flu season inauguration was belated in Wisconsin, a large rate of infection surge has marked the…
In response to a rampant spread of flu and other respiratory conditions, four major hospital systems in North Carolina have moved to enforce restrictive visitation policies. Mission Hospital in Asheville is the most recent to institute such measures, in a proactive response to a State-wide increase in reported influenza-like illnesses which, according to statistics from…
In the midst of ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu occurrences and high volumes of seasonal flu, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended swift subtyping of all influenza A cases in hospitalized patients, spotlighting the attention mainly on those in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The CDC communicated this through a Health Alert Network…
As an infection prevention professional, you need to be at the forefront of dealing with the 'quad-demic' that is currently bombarding the United States. According to the latest reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a simultaneous rise in the occurrence of three respiratory pathogens, COVID-19, flu, and RSVand, alongside the gastrointestinal…
As per the latest respiratory disease season outlook released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on August 29, there are expectations of a potentially less severe fall and winter in terms of peak hospitalizations coming from COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus.
Such an analysis implies that the upcoming season may either…
The upcoming respiratory virus season, potentially consisting of flu, COVID and RSV is leaving healthcare professionals across the US, particularly in Louisiana, with heightened concerns. Just last summer we witnessed a substantial wave of COVID-19, and as we approach fall and winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn us that the ensuing…