SOS Médecins National Newsletter, November 25, 2024

Key Points

  • In Week 47 (November 18–24, 2024), following a sharp increase in Week 46 (+28%), activity at SOS Médecins clinics stabilized among children under 15 (+3%, or 939 visits) and continued to decline slightly among adults (-4.5%, or 2,755 visits).

  • The increase in cases related to seasonal respiratory indicators continues among children, but at a more moderate rate than in Week 46:

    • influenza/flu-like illness (+27%, or +224 cases) and bronchitis (+8%, or +144 cases);

    • upper respiratory tract infections (+10%, or +1,256 cases), pneumonia (+8%, or +30 cases), and cough (+7%, or +422 cases) among 2- to 14-year-olds;

    • bronchiolitis (+15%, or +68 cases) among children under 2 years of age.

  • Among adults, respiratory indicators are stable or declining, except for procedures for influenza/influenza-like illness among those aged 15–74 (+12%, or +302 procedures).

  • Among other indicators, notable increases were observed among children aged 2–14 for chickenpox (+80%, or +82 visits), infectious conjunctivitis (+9%, or +38 visits), and acute abdominal pain (+9%, or +41 visits), as well as among those aged 75 and older for vomiting (+39%, or +15 visits).

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