CDC's Influenza Division compiles and analyzes information on influenza activity year-round in the United States. According to this week's FluView report (January 29 - February 5), sporadic influenza activity continues across the country.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Commercial Poultry Facility
Following detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses in wild birds in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week reported an HPAI outbreak in a commercial poultry flock. CDC considers the current health risk to the general public from these HPAI detections to be low, but guidance is available for poultry producers, hunters, health care providers, and the general public.
In recent seasons, about half of adults hospitalized with flu had heart disease, and severe heart complications occurred in one out of every eight hospitalized flu patients. Flu vaccines have been associated with lower rates of some cardiac events among people with heart disease, especially among those who had experienced a cardiac event within a year. Read more about the importance of flu vaccination for people with heart disease. Protect your heart with an annual flu vaccine.
#FluFact: People 65 years & older, pregnant people, children younger than 5, and people w/certain chronic diseases are at higher risk of severe flu complications. Everyone 6 months & older can help fight flu by getting a #fluvax. https://bit.ly/2X7da1n
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