Excess cases of influenza-like illnesses synchronous with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, France, March 2020

Publié le 9 avril 2020
Mis à jour le 22 juin 2020

Several French regions where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been reported currently show a renewed increase in ILI cases in the general practice-based Sentinelles network. We computed the number of excess cases by region from 24 February to 8 March 2020 and found a correlation with the number of reported COVID-19 cases so far. The data suggest larger circulation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the French population than apparent from confirmed cases.

Auteur : Boëlle Pierre-Yves, Souty Cécile, Launay Titouan, Guerrisi Caroline, Turbelin Clément, Behillil Sylvie, Enouf Vincent, Poletto Chiara, Lina Bruno, van der Werf Sylvie, Lévy-Bruhl Daniel, Colizza Vittoria, Hanslik Thomas, Blanchon Thierry
Eurosurveillance, 2020, vol. 25, n°. 14, p. 1-4