The Grey Bruce Health Unit has received its first lab confirmed case of the flu.
An Owen Sound resident tested positive for Influenza A.
Health unit officials say the upcoming flu season is expected to be more severe than usual based on the amount of flu activity earlier this year in the southern hemisphere.
Flu shots are available through area health care providers and most pharmacies.
Between 4,000 and 8,000 Canadians die each year from complications of flu and about 20,000 people with the flu are hospitalized.
Symptoms of flu can include headache, chills and cough, followed rapidly by fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches, fatigue, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and throat irritation.