Google Flu trends suggests flu activity has peaked in Canada
A recent reading of Google Flu trends for Canada suggests that flu activity is in decline after a huge spike in October.
Using data current through November 9th, Google Flu trends shows that flu activity is still intense in every province except Quebec, but is off its peak.
Google Flu Trends expands to Canada
In its research, search giant Google has found that certain flu-related search terms appear to be excellent indicators of flu activity and last year created a site for Americans called Google Flu Trends. Today the company announced that Flu Trends has expanded to 16 additional countries including Canada.