Swine flu at full speed: Week 45

The A(H1N1) virus is spreading in Italy at top speed. The InfluNet, the Italian surveillance network, has released the report updated to week 45 (November 2-8). The incidence has risen to 1.227% of population. In the island of Sardinia  there's the lowest incidence of flu cases (0.148%). The highest rate is in Marche region (2.86%), followed by Emilia Romagna (1,8), Lazio (1,7), Abruzzo (1,6), and Campania (1,6). Quite unusual, the incidence of the pandemic is very high in children above 5 and below 14 years. This week has been 4.165%. The Ministry of Health has released the flu daily report: 42 confirmed deaths, 294 severely ill patients in hospitals, 149,000 vaccinated people. According to Corriere della Sera, yesterday Lombardia region has sent to all the local hospitals a letter to explain how to report correctly the swine flu cases.