Pediatricians, 'cases of influenza B are increasing, peak in March-April' - Breaking news. After the seasonal 'winter' flu, mainly due to the type A influenza virus, cases of influenza due to another type of virus, the B virus, have been increasing in recent weeks.
"This influenza syndrome mainly affects children and the peak is expected between March and April", the president of the Italian Society of Paediatrics (SIP) Anannamaria Staiano told ANSA.