A teenager from Rogers is fighting for her life at Arkansas Children's Hospital after suffering complications from the flu.

As avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to ravage poultry populations across the country after an outbreak first began three years ago, some Arkansas experts are issuing advice for how to protect backyard flocks and what to expect if the outbreak gets worse.

Data from the Arkansas Department of Health shows that the state is still reporting very high flu activity, with an increase in flu-related deaths.

Twenty-six flu-related deaths were reported in Arkansas over the past week as the level of flu activity in the state was described as "very high" for the third week in a row, the state Department of Health reported Friday.

According to findings from the Arkansas Department of Health's viral Respiratory Diseases Report, COVID deaths, flu admissions, and also school absenteeism aver

Emergency room personnel across the State of Arkansas have remained busy over the past few months dealing with flu patients.

Data from the Arkansas Department of Health shows that the state is still reporting very high flu activity, with an increase in flu-related deaths.

Twenty-six flu-related deaths were reported in Arkansas over the past week as the level of flu activity in the state was described as "very high" for the third week in a row, the state Department of Health reported Friday.

The Arkansas Department of Health has released its Viral Respiratory Diseases Weekly Report for the week ending Saturday 15, 2025.Nationwide, the CDC

Total flu-related deaths in Arkansas for the current flu season rose by 26 last week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health’s weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On many people’s minds is the flu, especially for parents with sick kids as cases grow around the state. The weekly report from the Arkansas Department of Health shows flu activity at a very high level for the week ending Feb. 1.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — As avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to ravage poultry populations across the country after an outbreak first began three years ago, some Arkansas experts are issuing advice for how to protect backyard flocks and what to expect if the outbreak gets worse.