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Seasonal Flu Surges Again

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This winter’s flu season is one of the hardest-hitting in more than a decade

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73% Informative

The CDC released its latest surveillance report on the seasonal flu Friday .

Nearly 8% of visits to the doctor this week were tied to flu-like illness.

The weekly hospitalization rate for flu seen through 2025 so far is also the highest reported since the peak of the 2017-2018 season.

The flu is estimated to have hospitalized between 140,000 and 710,000 Americans every winter.

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English

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/upshot/covid-illnesses-mild-winter.html https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2025-week-05.html#cdc_data_surveillance_section_7-additional-national-and-international-influenza-surveillance-information:~:text=The%20patient%20is%20%E2%89%A518%20years%20of%20age%20and%20sought%20health%20care%20during%20the%20week%20ending%20January%2018%2C%202025%20(Week%203)%2C%20was%20hospitalized%2C%20and%20has%20recovered%20from%20their%20illness.%20An%20investigation%20by%20state%20public%20health%20officials%20did%20not%20identify%20direct%20or%20indirect%20swine%20contact%20by%20the%20patent.https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/u-s-facing-most-intense-flu-season-in-at-least-15-years https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/vaccination-trends.html https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2025-week-05.html

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