{
  "id": 12722978,
  "title": "Mutated Influenza Strain May Explain the Early Start to Fall 2026 Flu Season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mutated-influenza-strain-may-explain-the-early-start-to-fall-2026-flu",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discover Magazine",
    "slug": "discover-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.discovermagazine.com/mutated-influenza-strain-may-explain-the-early-start-to-fall-2026-flu-season-49784"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Learn how flu activity is rising earlier than expected in states like California and Washington and why a mutated influenza strain may help explain the unusual start.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}