Marburg (CNN) – in bitterly cold further spreads the fierce wave of influenza in Germany especially in the North and East. «The wave is partly under construction, the disease numbers are insanely high», Andrea Grüber said influenza (AGI) of the Working Group on Wednesday in Marburg. Particularly in children and adolescents, the disease figures were again steeply increased, they would have stagnated in the other age groups. How long is the flu still rolling, would not predict. The extent of cases closer to gradually the 2002 / 2003 season according to AGI. At that time Germany was recognised by an unusually strong flu. Especially in Lower Saxony and Bremen, the flu attack further, Grueber is reported. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, however, remains the least affected. The disease figures were declined while slightly to the West and southwest of Germany – Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bayern. «We can give but all clear at this high level.» «In addition a new increase could follow may.» To protect themselves from infection, you should avoid crowds and his immune system strengthening, Grueber – advised about with removable showers, saunas, and healthy eating. «And if it has infected: off to bed.» There is not an exceptionally aggressive virus this season. In Germany die during an ordinary wave between 5000 and 8000 people, in the penultimate season, there were approximately 16 000 deaths. The flu has also the Netherlands, Slovenia, Poland, Austria, and Luxembourg the data of AGI according to firmly under control. Influenza, however, is gradually retreating, especially in the southern countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy reported Grüber.