Flu Outbreak News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Three-and-a-half-year-old in Cambodia dies of H5N1
Phnom Penh, March 24: A three-and-a-half-year-old boy from northeast Cambodia's Kratie province had died from H5N1 human avian influenza, marking the third human death from the virus so far this year, said a statement released by the Ministry of Health.
Flu surpasses Covid as US' deadliest respiratory illness
New York, Feb 19: For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, influenza has surpassed Covid as the deadliest respiratory illness in California in the US, prompting hospitals to struggle with overwhelming patient numbers amid a surge in flu cases.
Flu cases on the rise in Kyrgyzstan; health ministry monitors attendance in schools
Bishkek, Feb 18: The incidence of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) and influenza has been rising in Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country's Ministry of Health said and added that it has initiated monitoring of children's attendance in schools.
Vanuatu declares flu outbreak on most populous island
Suva, Jan 18: Vanuatu's Ministry of Health has declared a flu outbreak on Efate, the most populous island in the country, after a surge in cases at a hospital in the capital city of Port Vila.