the epidemic greatly strengthened at the end of the year (and throughout France)

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The seasonal flu epidemic has strengthened throughout France last week, while that of bronchiolitis, ongoing in eleven regions, decreased in intensity, indicated this Thursday, January 2, 2025, Public Health France (SPF).

During the week ending December 29, acute respiratory infections were on the rise. “clear increase”both in hospitals and in community medicine, affecting people of all ages, according to the weekly bulletin published by the health agency.

All of France is affected

Hospitalizations “after visits to the emergency room” concerned more particularly people aged 65 and over: they represented almost two thirds of hospitalizations for an acute respiratory infection, in the last week of 2024.

The flu affects all regions of France and is intensifying “in all age groups” and reaching a “very high level among those under 15”reports SPF.

Overseas, the flu epidemic is raging in Martinique, while Guadeloupe and Guyana are in the “pre-epidemic” phase.

Bronchiolitis epidemic

As for the bronchiolitis epidemic, it continues in eleven regions of France but its intensity decreases for the second week in a row, both in town and in hospital. The Antilles, Mayotte and Guyana are also in the epidemic phase.

The bronchiolitis epidemic, however, arrives in Corsica and Reunion, which are both in the phase of “pre-epidemic”while Ile-de-France is emerging from the epidemic.

Concerning Covid-19, the indicators remain “generally stable at low levels” compared to the previous week.

” The vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself against flu and Covid-19, in particular serious forms of these diseases,” recalls Public Health France.

It is recommended “to all eligible people, in order to protect them and those around them”, in particular people aged 65 and over or those who are immunocompromised, infants over six months with comorbidities, pregnant women, residents of medico-social establishments of all ages.

It is also for people in regular contact with people who are immunocompromised or vulnerable to severe forms of infection, including health professionals.

WITH AFP.

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