Rare type of flu virus is why 2018 outbreak is ‘worst in living memory’

Rare type of flu virus is why 2018 outbreak is ‘worst in living memory’

New Scientist magazine has called 2018 “The Year of the Flu” because this year’s influenza outbreak is showing signs of being the most lethal and severe since the 1918 “Great Influenza” pandemic that infected a third of the world’s population.