Key Points

• The bronchiolitis epidemic continues at a very high level in mainland France

• Decrease in surveillance indicators among children under 2 years of age in most regions, which may be temporary following the All Saints’ Day school break

• In week 45, hospitalizations for bronchiolitis accounted for half of all hospitalizations following emergency room visits among children under two years of age for the second consecutive week

• The epidemic is more intense in the regions of northern France and in Guadeloupe

• The situation has entered the epidemic phase in Mayotte.