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Flu cases rise in US as holiday travel fuels spread
The Straits Times
|January 02, 2026
Flu cases are climbing across the US amid holiday travel and gatherings, with infections rising faster than in previous years, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Estimates released on Dec 30, 2025, showed at least 7.5 million illnesses, 81,000 hospitalisations and 3,100 deaths so far this season, with experts warning the numbers are likely to keep rising.
Holiday travel, low vaccination rates and misinformation are contributing to the spike, public health experts told Reuters.
Among 275 viruses collected since Sept 28 that underwent additional genetic characterisation at the CDC, 89.5 per cent belonged to subclade K, a variant of the influenza A(H3N2) virus.
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