This year's flu season may have reached its peak, CDC says

ATLANTA Influenza activity may have reached its peak in the week ended Feb. 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported March 6, as illness levels remained at relatively the same level as the week prior.

If the season has reached its peak, the 2008/2009 flu season will go down as one of the weakest flu seasons ever; illness rates across the course of the season are already well below both those recorded for each of the past two seasons.

Thirty-one states reported widespread influenza activity, which means that more than half of the statewide regions reported significant influenza activity. As many as 16 states reported regional activity; the District of Columbia and two states reported local influenza activity; and Puerto Rico and one state reported sporadic influenza activity.