The influenza epidemic is well established and continues to progress in France.
France is starting to see red. The map tracking the progression of the flu epidemic shows a rate increasingindicates the Sentinels network with several regions in red. At the regional levelthe highest incidence rates were observed in: Brittany, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire. Young people are particularly affected this year. The holidays have come and gone and family reunions have allowed us to exchange wishes and gifts but also the flu virus!
“Compared to the five previous epidemics, the level of intensity at the hospital increased this week from moderate to high for all ages and to a very high level among those under 15 years old. », Specifies Public Health France in its bulletin of January 2. Hospitalizations after going to the Emergency Department are increasing among people over 65 years old.
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Acute respiratory infections are “clear increase”both in hospitals and in community medicine. Nearly twenty hospitals have also activated their white plan to deal with the influx of patients linked to the seasonal flu epidemic, indicates Le Parisien. This consists in particular of deprogramming non-urgent interventions and the mobilization of additional staff while the health system has been under pressure for several months.
There is always time to get vaccinated against the flu, the campaign continues until January 31. The implementation of barrier gestures is also effective in protecting ourselves and the most vulnerable.
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