The flu epidemic continues to rise in France with a “very high” level reached among the youngest. Conversely, bronchiolitis is decreasing and Covid-19 remains low.
The 2024 end-of-year holidays and the start of this new winter season are no exception to the rule: viruses are transmitted in a mess. As highlighted in the latest Public Health France report on the subject, acute respiratory infections (ARI) are in full swing in France. “In week 52, activity linked to acute respiratory infections was significantly increasing in community medicine and hospitals in all age groups.“, we can read.
All regions of France are placed at alert level “epidemic“, as does Martinique overseas. Guadeloupe and Guyana remain in “pre-epidemic“Children under the age of 15 are the most affected in town and in hospital: the epidemic has reached a “very high level“, notes Public Health France as noted by TF1.
Decrease in syndromic indicators of bronchiolitis
If the flu intensifies, on the contrary, bronchiolitis continues to lose ground. “One was observed in town and in hospital in S52, for the second consecutive week, confirming the passage of the epidemic peak occurring in S50 in France“, explains the report. Finally, note that, for Covid-19, “activity generally stable at low levels“.
published on January 2 at 10:38 p.m., Teddy Perez, 6Medias
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