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influenza

[in-floo-en-zuh] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə /


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Moderna, a pioneer of mRNA technology, asked the FDA to approve its experimental, mRNA-based vaccine to protect against seasonal influenza in early January, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

For more than ten years, Jeffrey Shaman and colleagues, including Sen Pei, have worked to improve methods for tracking and simulating the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

I’d read through so many news articles about the influenza that I’d started to feel achy and chilled myself.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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