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Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
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MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Information, sources of data and resources to support Firearm Injury Prevention efforts across the state of Michigan.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
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For this Influenza Season, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Bureau of Laboratories will be performing testing for all flu strains which include 2009 A H1, seasonal flu A types and Flu B. In addition, MDHHS continues to highly encourage confirmatory influenza testing for cases of public health interest (ICU hospitalizations, severely ill pregnant women, patients with unusual and severe presentations, deaths) and for congregate setting outbreak/cluster investigations. MDHHS is reminding laboratories to please submit all rapid positive flu for confirmation.
Please note the approved specimen types for Flu PCR analysis have been expanded to include all of the following:
For the most current updates, see the latest MIFluFocus report . For the latest information on the current influenza season, see the MDHHS Influenza Page.
The data shown here are the results obtained by the MDHHS Virology Laboratory from specimens for targeted public health testing plus surveillance testing through the Michigan Sentinel Physician and Sentinel Laboratory Programs. The Sentinel Physician Program consists of medical provider sites from a variety of geographic locations throughout Michigan enrolled in the sentinel surveillance program. These providers represent private practice for adult and pediatric patients, as well as urgent and emergency care facilities, nursing homes and university health services. Michigan is now conducting routine influenza surveillance year-round. Thus, MDHHS requests submission of two to three specimens for influenza A and B viral culture four times during the year: early influenza season, when influenza virus is beginning to circulate; middle season, during the peak of influenza activity; late season, as influenza activity diminishes; and in the summer months. Participation in this program is voluntary.
The complete influenza season runs from October through April. The early/middle/late season definitions vary from year-to-year and are determined on a case-by-case basis.
| Inf B | 2009 A, H1 | Seasonal A, H3 | A, Unsubtypable | LAIV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | C | N | SE | SW | Tot | C | N | SE | SW | Tot | C | N | SE | SW | Tot | Tot | Tot | |||||||||
| Oct 5 - 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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| Sept 28 - Oct 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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2025-2026 Guidance Documents
Influenza Test Algorithm - updated 10/2025
Influenza Guidance for Laboratories - updated 10/2025
Influenza Guidance for Healthcare Providers - updated 10/2025
Influenza Guidance for Local Health Departments - updated 10/2025
Antiviral Resistance Information - updated 10/2025
2025-2026 Northern Hemisphere Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Components
The egg-based vaccines contain the following components:
A/Victoria/4897/2022 (H1N1) pdm09-like virus
A/Croatia/10136RV/2023 (H3N2)-like virus
B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus
The recombinant or cell-culture quadrivalent vaccines contain the following components:
A/Wisconsin/67/2022 (H1N1) pdm09-like virus
A/District of Columbia/27/2023 (H3N2)-like virus
B/Austria/1359417/2021 (B/Victoria lineage)-like virus
Antiviral Resistance Testing
Antiviral Resistance Information - updated 10/2025
Test Request Form
MDHHS Viral Respiratory Test Request Form - MDHHS-6097 (New 2-24)
Specimen Collection and Shipping
Approved specimen types for influenza testing at the MDHHS BOL:
Quick Guide for Packaging and Shipping Influenza Specimens to BOL - updated 11/15/2010
MDHHS BOL Flu Collection and Submission Guide - DCH-0772 (Rev. 2-24)
Biological Substance, Category B Shipping Label - DCH-0800 (Rev. 1-16)
CDC Influenza Advisories
Influenza Resources
National influenza surveillance summary information:
CDC Weekly Influenza Surveillance page
The CDC Influenza page
The World Health Organization
Past Influenza Season Data
Rev. 10/20/2025