CDC Influenza News and Highlights

CDC Influenza News and Highlights

CDC Flu Data

Report estimates flu illnesses and hospitalizations prevented by vaccination last season

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FluVaxView

How many people got their flu vaccination already? View estimates with FluVaxView!

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CDC Influenza Application

for Clinicians and Health Care Professionals

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FluView Interactive

Influenza Surveillance Data the Way You Want it!

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What's New

Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView 04/11/2014 11:30 AM EDT FluView - Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report 04/11/2014 11:00 AM EDT Have You Heard: CDC Recommendations for Influenza Antiviral Medications Remain Unchanged 04/10/2014 12:59 PM EDT USGS Newsroom: Sea Otters Can Get the Flu, Too 04/08/2014 01:26 PM EDT

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Weekly Influenza Surveillance

Flu activity is low in the United States, but some flu illness is still being reported. CDC recommends that vaccination efforts continue as long as flu viruses are spreading. And remember that flu antiviral drugs are a second line of defense to treat flu illness. People athigh risk of serious flu illness should call a health care provider if they get flu symptoms.

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What You Should Know for the 2013-2014 Season

• When did flu activity peak?
• Who was most severely impacted by flu this season?
• Are new flu viruses circulating this season?
• How well is the vaccine working this season?

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Have You Heard: CDC Recommendations for Influenza Antiviral Medications Remain Unchanged

April 10, 2014 -- CDC continues to recommend the use of the neuraminidase inhibitor antiviral drugs (oral oseltamivir and inhaled zanamivir) as an important adjunct to influenza vaccination in the treatment of influenza. CDC's current influenza antiviral recommendations are available on theCDC website and are based on all available data, including the most recent Cochrane report, about the benefits of antiviral drugs in treating influenza.

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