Daijiworld Media Network - Washington

Washington, Nov 19: The United States may be heading toward a second consecutive severe influenza season, with health experts warning that a mutated flu strain — known as subclade K — is driving early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan, and could soon fuel a similar spike across America.

Last year, the US witnessed one of its worst flu seasons in nearly 15 years, marked by exceptionally high hospitalization rates and the tragic loss of at least 280 children, the highest pediatric toll recorded since data reporting began in 2004.

Now, with holiday travel approaching and vaccination numbers dipping, specialists fear that the coming weeks could paint an even grimmer picture.

According to the latest FluView report from the US Centers for

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