26/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - According to information provided by the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS), the influenza season has begun in Europe about two weeks earlier than last year. In 2006, the dominant virus was the B type virus, which is less virulent than the current A H3 main strain. The level of activity of the virus is particularly high in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Greece and Northern Ireland. The H3N2 strain seems to be the most widespread at present, but...