The onset of June usually spells the end of Arizona's flu season, but this year is different.

Influenza appears to be off to a slower start compared with last year, according to weekly data reported by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Influenza is now “"widespread”" in Arizona, according to the latest report from the Arizona Department of Health Services.

January 12, 2005

Public health officials are trying to decide what to do with thousands of leftover doses of influenza vaccine as time runs out for protection from the flu.

There’s no way to avoid the fact that the flu is coming, but there’s still time to avoid the flu. It’s shaping up to be a typical season in Arizona, with the illness gradually taking hold the past few weeks and expected to swing into full bloom by early February and last into March.

WASHINGTON - Preschoolers may signal the arrival of flu season: Thirty days after hacking 3- and 4-year-olds start showing up in doctors' offices and emergency rooms, flu-ridden adults follow.

The state saw a dip in the number of lab-confirmed influenza cases in the most recent week reported, ending Jan. 8. There were 347 new cases, with 135 in Maricopa County.

Arizona's flu and RSV activity is peaking earlier than usual, according to the state Department of Health Services.

Arizona's flu season is still around and may be causing fevers, runny noses and raw throats for months to come.

The widespread flu outbreak throughout Arizona apparently hasn’t hit the West Valley. Health officials say visits to area hospitals this year due to the spread of the flu have been typical as in years past and that they have only seen a handful of patients each week seeking treatment for the airborne illness.

Arizona’s flu cases more than doubled in the last week, according to the state Department of Health Services.

Arizona has received nearly 24,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine for infants and toddlers that is being recalled, but a state health official said the vaccine poses no health safety issue.

Just in time for the next bout of flu, a new state law takes effect Wednesday that may make it easier to get immunized. Guns allowed in restaurants  |  More new laws

Mesa's Cardon Children's Medical Center saw a record-breaking number of patients in January, confirming that influenza and RSV season is in full swing in the Valley.

Mesa's Cardon Children's Medical Center saw a record-breaking number of patients in January, confirming that influenza and RSV season is in full swing in the Valley.

Mesa's Cardon Children's Medical Center saw a record-breaking number of patients in January, confirming that influenza and RSV season is in full swing in the Valley.

Students returned to class at two Chandler elementary schools Tuesday ready to see friends. And parents following them said they didn’t hesitate bringing their kids back to school.

Swine flu has come to the East Valley. Two children infected by the fast-spreading virus, among four in Maricopa County, attend elementary schools in the Chandler Unified School District, officials said Thursday. Both girls have recovered.

Valley visitors may have taken home more than souvenirs from their action-packed weekend of golf and football.

WASHINGTON - President Bush summoned vaccine manufacturers to a White House meeting Friday, hoping to personally boost the rickety industry amid increasing fears of a worldwide outbreak of bird flu. It's the latest in a flurry of preparations for a possible pandemic after criticism of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

The first case of flu has already appeared in Scottsdale and local hospitals are looking at new ways to see sick people quicker than ever during what could be a busy season.

The first case of flu has already appeared in Scottsdale and local hospitals are looking at new ways to see sick people quicker than ever during what could be a busy season.

Hospital emergency rooms in the East Valley “exploded” with patients in the last two weeks, health officials reported.