Key points

Bronchiolitis (under 1 year of age)

• Epidemic activity.

• Decrease in hospital emergency room visits and increase in SOS Médecins consultations.

• RSV detection remains stable according to data from the Virology Laboratory at Rennes University Hospital.

• Other viruses capable of causing bronchiolitis are circulating, notably rhinoviruses.

COVID-19

• Low activity.

Influenza and influenza-like illness

• Epidemic activity.

• Significant increase in the number of SOS Médecins consultations and emergency room visits for influenza and flu-like illness.

• Increase in the detection of influenza A virus according to data from the Virology Laboratory at Rennes University Hospital.

Gastroenteritis

• Moderate activity. Decrease in emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations across all age groups.

ENT conditions

• High activity related to ENT conditions. In Week 52, among children under 5, ENT conditions accounted for 14% of emergency room visits and 51.3% of SOS Médecins consultations. Increase in the detection rate of rhinoviruses/enteroviruses by the Virology Laboratory at Rennes University Hospital (positivity rate of 24.2% in Week 52 compared to 11.9% in Week 51).

Pneumonias

• Significant increase in emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations for pneumonia, affecting adults.

Asthma

• High activity. Increase in SOS Médecins consultations and decrease in emergency room visits across all age groups.

Gastroenteritis

• Moderate activity.