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Flu cases are on the rise and doctors warn that it could be a particularly bad season. A new flu variant called subclade K has seven new mutations that help it evade previous immunity you might have ...

The subclade K flu strain is a variant of the H3N2 virus. A new influenza strain this flu season is raising concerns as Americans hit the roads and take to the skies ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, ...

A new AI model called popEVE can predict how likely each variant in a patient’s genome is to cause disease. The team is testing popEVE in clinical settings to see if it can speed accurate diagnoses of ...

The subclade K strain has caused a rise in flu cases in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan, and now signs suggest it is beginning to take hold across the US as flu activity rises. HealthDay News — A ...

A new variant of influenza H3N2 is spreading in other countries. But that could mean the U.S. is in for a rough flu season. The mutated strain, known as subclade K, is causing a surge in cases in the ...

A mutated version of the flu is causing a wave of infections around the world. Known as subclade K, it may evade the current flu vaccine. Infectious disease doctors say we may be in for a bad flu ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade ...