Respiratory Viruses

Health officials have detected high levels of whooping cough cases since 2024.

Flu cases appear to be decreasing, while RSV and Covid-19 infections may be increasing.

In mid-February, metro Atlanta doctors said they were treating more flu cases than they had seen in years.

The first metro Atlanta case was reported in someone who had been traveling within the United States. Now two relatives have the measles.

In the U.S. public health system, local and state health departments collect and own the data rather than the federal government. With uncertainties surrounding federal data sharing, this provides a sort of firewall.