Roughly 1 in 8 child flu deaths in the U.S. so far this year have been linked to brain damage, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The U.S. is experiencing its most severe flu season in more than a decade, Live Science previously reported. More than 19,000 people have died including 68 children, at least nine of whom had flu-associated brain complications, according to a CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published on Feb. 27.
