Kentucky Flu Season 2024-26

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Respiratory Virus Update for Kentucky

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Updated: 12/05/2024

• ​COVID-19 activity in Kentucky is low​.
• Seasonal influenza and RSV activity in Kentucky remains l​ow but is increasing. ​​
• RSV activity in Kentucky is increasing, particularly among young children.​
• KDPH is aware of recent increases in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections nationally, as reported by CDC. For more information, please visit: Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections Have Been Increasing | NCIRD | CDC​

​https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/Pages/RespiratoryDiseases.aspx

 

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February 3, 2025
Oldham County Schools announces 3 days of NTI due to 'widespread illness'

​LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Oldham County Schools will operate on NTI on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — Feb. 4-6 — due to "widespread illness" in the district.​
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"Now that we're doing more testing, this isn't something we tested for decades ago, now that we're doing more testing, we're more aware of these viruses and transmission patterns," Phillips said. "It can be a short incubation period of a couple of days, before symptoms present and when you test positive."

Some local health officials are referring to the flu, COVID, RSV and norovirus as a "quad-demic."
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...https://www.wdrb.com/news/education...cle_c645481e-e255-11ef-a34a-073e445a41b2.html

 

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2/3/25
Louisville health department, local schools seeing sharp increase in flu cases

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentuckiana is getting slammed with sickness in the past few days.
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Around 1,200 people have confirmed cases of the flu in Louisville, according to Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, the most flu cases Louisville has reported so far this winter. It ties the number seen from the last week of December, following holiday gatherings.​

...https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisvill...cle_7465b766-e26b-11ef-9d67-5b42301d6003.html
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​ ​​​​​Respiratory Virus Update for Kentucky

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Updated: 2/13/25

• Respiratory illness activity is very high​ in Kentucky.​
• Emergency department encounters for acute respiratory illness are high and have increased.
• Influenza activity has increased and outbreaks have been reported statewide.
• Influenza A strains are currently dominant. Of influenza labs with strain subtype information, 50% are A(H1) and 50% are A(H3).​

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Kentucky child dies from flu; first pediatric death this season

​Kenton County child had not received this season’s flu vaccine, health officials say

​ Dec. 30, 2025​
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Seasonal influenza is increasing across the commonwealth, especially among children. The Kentucky Department for Public Health reports that emergency department visits and hospitalizations for the flu among children younger than five are higher than they were a year ago.

...https://www.wkyt.com/2025/12/30/kentucky-child-dies-flu-first-pediatric-death-this-season/