Acute respiratory infections (influenza, bronchiolitis, COVID-19). Bulletin dated January 7, 2026.

Key Points

Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI)

  • Moderate to high activity among those under 65 and very high among those 65 and older, both in the community and in hospitals.

Influenza

  • Influenza activity is stable or declining in the community and in emergency departments, but hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise. All French regions are experiencing an epidemic, except for Réunion, which is in the pre-epidemic phase.

Bronchiolitis

  • The epidemic continues in 12 regions of mainland France and in the French West Indies. Île-de-France has moved into the post-epidemic phase. Most syndromic indicators are decreasing in community settings and hospitals.

COVID-19

  • Syndromic indicators are stable and at low levels. The SARS-CoV-2 monitoring indicator in wastewater is stabilizing.

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