When the flu peaks and how severe the season becomes is hard to predict, but there is good news because the current flu vaccine has been working very well against this year's viruses.
Flu season has been tough in Michigan. Schools are closing and influenza rates are spiking.
Learn why this year's flu has been so widespread and severe in Michigan.
Confirmed cases of the swine flu are rising across Michigan, including West Michigan.
Currently, there is no vaccine for swine flu and the seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against it.
An outbreak of canine influenza requiring the treatment of 100 dogs has closed a Chicago animal shelter. Last spring, more than 1,000 dogs in the Chicago area became sick, according to NBC Chicago.
However, there have been no widespread reports of canine influenza in Michigan.
This week's report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows that statewide reports of flu-like symptoms are down for the first time since January.