This season's flu season has
started early and one serious case has already been registered
in the north-eastern city of Udine, experts said on Monday.
The Italian Society of Anti-infection Therapy (SITA) said
that a 50-year-old with no other significant conditions had to
spend over 20 days in hospital after being hit by flu in
September.
It said this year's flu strain is set to be more aggressive
than those of recent years, with a higher risk of complications
for otherwise healthy people, and reiterated its call for people
to get vaccinated.
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