DALLAS -- After a COVID-19-induced two-year break, influenza seems to be coming back with a vengeance.
It’s difficult to predict just how bad a flu season might be, but U.S. scientists can typically take some clues from Earth’s southern hemisphere, which experiences its winter season in June, July and August. Australia is emerging from its worst flu season in five years, spelling trouble for countries where temperatures are just now dropping.
Texas flu cases are already picking up faster than last year, although the totals are still relatively low. Hospital labs reported 240 positive flu tests for the week ending Sept. 24, according to Department of State Health Services data. The same week in 2021 saw only 3 positive tests.
