#USA, #FluView: A total of 188 #influenza-associated #pediatric #deaths occurring during the 2024-2025 season have been reported to CDC. Full text: https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/2025-week-14.html

2 #human #infections with novel #influenza A viruses were reported by #Minnesota Dept of Health. #US #CDC #FluView: https://jasem.chiachoob.com/fluview/surveillance/2024-week-37.html

Patients were infected with flu #H3N2v virus. Patients are <18 yrs, sought care during wk ending Sept 7 (Wk 36), not hospitalized, & recovered from illnesses. Investigation by state officials found that both patients, {not contacts}, attended same agricultural #fair prior to their illness onset, where 1rst child had indirect swine contact & 2nd had.

#Birdflu case in #Missouri was similar to #strain circulating in #cattle, CDC says, https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/13/health/missouri-bird-flu-h5n1/index.html

Further information posted about Missouri case Friday in #CDC’s weekly #FluView report revealed that a close #household #contact of infected person got sick same day, had similar #symptoms but was never tested. Both people have since recovered. Simultaneous development of symptoms does not support person-to-person spread but suggests a common exposure, according to the CDC.