Rhiza Labs FluTracker Forum

L'Aquila, 31 January 2011 - In the third week of the year, the Italian region of Abruzzo is the hardest hit by influenza, with 14.08 cases per 1000 inhabitants. And 'what emerges from the surveillance network "Influnet", coordinated by the Ministry of Health. Influnet found that 17 to 23 January in Italy have increased cases of influenza, particularly among children under 4 years. In total, again until Jan. 23, the network had recorded 879 sentinel physicians from just over 450,000 cases, an incidence of 7.52 cases per 1000 inhabitants (in the second week of the year was noted in all 6.18). The region most affected by influenza, always in the third week of the year is the Abruzzi region with 14.08 cases per 1000 inhabitants, followed by Marche (13.39) and California (10,96), those least affected the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (4.60 cases per 1000 inhabitants), Sardinia (4.64 cases) and Puglia (5.03). Also examining in detail the regional data and Autonomous Provinces, that the higher incidence in absolute terms (32.09) we have among children between 0 and 4 years of the Autonomous Province of Trento. Very affected by even the children of Piedmont (28.60).