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.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is reporting an increase in flu activity across Michigan.
The good news is that this year's vaccine is matching well against the flu.
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.
Health officials have Michigan's first two confirmed human cases of influenza A H3N2 this year have been found. Both people with the illness are from West Michigan.
Calvin College is the winner of Michigan's second annual Flu Vaccination Challenge. The challenge divides schools into three categories by size. Calvin College won in the small school category. Hope College was a close second.
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.
After a mild start to the flu season in Michigan, reports of flu-like symptoms are rising sharply according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.