(ANSA) - Rome, February 13 - Italy's flu epidemic is past its
peak, the Higher health Institute (ISS) said Thursday.
Some 763,000 new cases were reported in the last week
bringing the total since the start of the outbreak to 5.018
million.
Children under five are the most affected with an incidence
of 38.3 cases per thousand.
Val D'Aosta, Umbria, Marche, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise and
Basilicata have been the most affected regions.
Flu epidemic past peak
Over 5 mn Italians have been affected