TAMPA Flu shots delivered in October are rolls of the dice, health officials say, and the losers are those who went under the needle then and are afflicted now. This month usually sees a spike in flu cases, but this year the flu hitting town seems to be taking its toll especially on children, even children who were vaccinated in the fall, officials said. ...more

February 21, 2008

Hillsborough County Health Department Director Doug Holt said he has noticed a rise in diagnoses of flu, with a variety of areas reporting cases. ...more

February 21, 2008

Perhaps you think the flu season is winding down. It's not. Tampa Bay-area doctors say a viral syndrome is making its way around the region that can leave people sick and achy for up to three weeks. ...more

February 12, 2008

Researchers in New York think they have solved one of the great mysteries of the flu: Why does the infection spread primarily in the winter months? ...more

December 9, 2007

SEBRING — Temperatures are starting to fall. The snow birds are coming in, air conditioners all over Highlands County will soon find rest after months of working non-stop ... and in the stores, one might hear an occasional sniffle and cough. Flu season's coming, and according to the Highlands County Health Department, there will be plenty of vaccinations to go around. ...more

October 12, 2007

A steady stream of older people paraded into the Brandon Senior Center on Tuesday morning, becoming the first foot soldiers this fall to enlist in the annual microscopic war with the flu. ...more

October 10, 2007

Tuesday's first round of flu shots at the Brandon Senior Center opened the door to the seasonal onslaught on the illness. ...more

October 10, 2007

Flu season has returned, so Pasco County Health Department officials are offering vaccination shots to avoid the aches, pains and fever from the highly infectious disease. ...more

October 10, 2007

Fall is when many people begin to turn their thoughts toward the holidays. ...more

October 10, 2007

The Pasco County Health Department wants to help residents avoid the aches, blahs and fever from a highly infectious illness: the flu. ...more

October 10, 2007