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Public health departments relied on COVID funding to expand testing, lab and vaccination capabilities. Local health leaders say the federal government's clawback of $11.4 billion will undermine that growth.

The CDC began reporting higher flu rates across the U.S. in late fall. A North Texas health official explains why the region鈥檚 only now seeing an increase.

Children's Health reported a 67% jump in RSV cases between the first and second full weeks of this month as the region experiences colder weather and cold and flu season begins.

Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and occasionally infect people.

Seasonal respiratory infection cases at Cook Children鈥檚 Medical Center in Fort Worth continue to rise as Influenza A and B and respiratory syncytial virus spread among children and adults.

Flu is rising, and COVID levels are higher than last season's peak. But COVID hospitalizations and deaths are down. Nonetheless, COVID is still the most dangerous virus circulating.

Flu cases in Texas have been increasing since mid-October, and health officials are encouraging people to get vaccinated before the holidays.

Mandy Cohen, the director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visited Dallas County today to discuss vaccines heading into the winter months.

Cook Children's in Fort Worth is experiencing a surge of RSV cases that is overwhelming their emergency department.

While the trends are encouraging, health experts say we may not be out of the woods yet.

One week in December saw 514 patients test positive for flu compared to 43 the same week in 2021. Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, chief of infectious diseases, told 四虎影院鈥檚 Sam Baker, the increase stems in part from a return to pre-pandemic behavior.

According to Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine, there are seven respiratory viruses infecting people in large numbers this season.