Public Health Monitoring in the Centre-Val de Loire Region. Bulletin dated October 7, 2026.

Key Points

Acute Respiratory Infections

  • Activity is declining in hospital emergency departments and increasing at SOS Médecins (low activity levels)

Bronchiolitis

  • Activity remains stable in hospital emergency departments and at SOS Médecins (moderate activity levels)

Flu 

  • Activity is decreasing in hospital emergency departments and stable at SOS Médecins (low activity levels)

COVID-19

  • Activity is stable in hospital emergency departments and slightly increasing at SOS Médecins (low activity levels)

Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea 

  • Activity is decreasing in hospital emergency departments and stable at SOS Médecins (low activity levels)

Asthma (ages 2–14) 

  • Activity is down in hospital emergency departments and stable at SOS Médecins (low activity levels)

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