Teri Hatcher. (AP Files)

Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher has brushed off reports she's suffering from swine flu.

Cast and crew on the set of her hit drama were said to have been put on high alert after Hatcher notified show producers she had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and pulled out of production scheduled for this week.

But a spokesperson for Hatcher insists the actress is actually suffering from laryngitis.

Her rep tells TVGuideMagazine.com, "She is sick and has laryngitis, but has already finished her work for the week and is not scheduled to work again until next week."