The bronchiolitis epidemic is declared in all metropolitan regions, with the exception of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, New Aquitaine and Corsica regions. The flu is also lurking.
The bronchiolitis epidemic does not abate. In its last weekly bulletin, Public Health France indicates that it is rife in all metropolitan regions, with the exception of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, New Aquitaine and Corsica.
The new regions affected are Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie and Pays-de-la-Loire. The Irsan Institute estimates that during the period from Thursday 01 December 2016 to Wednesday 07 December 2016, bronchiolitis affected 25,025 new children in metropolitan France. That is almost 8% more compared to last week (23,184 cases). This represents a weekly incidence of 38 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The next victims on the list of bronchiolitis should be Guadeloupe and Saint Barthélémy, already in the pre-epidemic phase.
Serious warning signs for the flu
But the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) isn’t the only one lurking around. According to IRSAN, the number of influenza syndromes has been rising sharply for two weeks. With more than 70% increase in recorded cases. The Institute specifies that the “epidemic threshold” has not yet been reached but it is likely that it will be exceeded before the end of the year holidays. ” THEhe presence of the influenza virus is observed throughout the metropolitan area and should increase rapidly, ”he emphasizes.
Irsan estimates that the flu has affected 70,043 new people in metropolitan France, against 44,644 last week. This represents a weekly incidence of 106 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. ” Serious signs to sound the alarm, ”concludes Irsan.
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