Almost a dozen children with the flu have contracted a rare brain disorder that causes seizures, delirium and death.

The CDC reported that of 68 children who have died of the flu during the 2024-2025 season, nine had a condition called influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis (IAE), including four who had a more severe subtype called acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE).

The CDC didn’t reveal any details about the children aside from they were all under five years old and only two were vaccinated.

ANE occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to a common virus, like the flu. It causes widespread inflammation and tissue damage throughout the body, including the brain. 

This lets toxins and bacteria enter the brain and kill tissue. Over time, the brain swells and cells die. 

IAE is relatively rare, with studies in past flu seasons showing roughly nine percent of children who died of flu had it. ANE, a distinct form of IAE, is even less common, with just a few hundred documented cases in medical literature.  

The US is experiencing one of its worst flu seasons. Cases have hit a 15-year high and 430,000 Americans have been hospitalized while 19,000 have died from the flu, including 86 children.

Just over 45 percent of American children have gotten a flu shot this season, down from about 50 percent last year, meaning roughly 40million children are at risk of a potentially severe flu infection.  

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