Influenza

• Nova Scotia flu cases rise as vaccination campaign gets underway

  Across the country, infectious disease specialists say Canada's flu season started about seven weeks earlier than usual this time of year. 

  Health

  Oct 26
  
• Canada plunges into early flu season as vaccines begin to roll out

  Experts agree that vaccination is the best way to prevent serious illness and complications from influenza.

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  Oct 23
  
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• Influenza, COVID-19 awareness higher than RSV among Canadians, poll says

  'These findings suggest there may be opportunities to improve understanding of lesser-known respiratory illnesses and available prevention options,' the study says.

  Canada

  Aug 13
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• Europe sees decline in bird flu case detections, report finds

  Between November 29 and February 27, authorities recorded 406 outbreaks of bird flu in domestic birds in 32 European countries and 2,108 outbreaks in wild birds, they said.

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  Mar 12
• Flu cases, hospitalizations continue to fall after 3-year peak over holiday

  The latest national influenza data released Friday accounts for the period of Jan. 4 to Jan. 10 and shows the number of new flu cases is on the decline.

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  Jan 16
• 1 in 3 U.S. flu tests positive over holidays as Canada set to reveal data

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said around one in three (32.9 per cent) of influenza tests came back positive for the week ending Dec. 27, 2025.

  Canada

  Jan 6
• H3N2 flu is surging — and just had the ‘perfect environment’ for a spike

  In the week ending Dec. 20, one in four (25.6 per cent) of every influenza test conducted in the U.S. came back positive, the U.S. CDC said.

  Health

  Jan 2
• As H3N2 sweeps across Canada, what to know about flu’s heart attack risk

  An influenza infection brings with it an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association says.  

  Health

  Dec 23, 2025
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• As H3N2 spreads, can you still get your flu shot before holiday gatherings?

  The rate of flu hospitalization in Canada has nearly doubled compared to the previous week of available data, with infections now up almost 30 per cent, Health Canada data shows.

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  Dec 22, 2025
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• Flu hospitalizations rise sharply as H3N2 spreads across Canada

  For the week ending Dec. 13, Canada saw 11,646 new cases of the flu being detected, which means 27.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the country came out positive.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2025