The first case of seasonal flu has been identified, slightly earlier than in previous years, and which marks the start of the flu season in Italy.
The isolation took place in Parma, by the team of the director of the School of Specialization in Microbiology and Virology of the University of Parma Adriana Calderaro.
This is a 9-month-old baby and isolation revealed influenza A virus subtype H3N2.
The isolation of the first case, says Calderaro, "took place slightly earlier than in previous years".