Key Points For the fourth consecutive week, the decline has continued, now at a steady pace: the incidence rate stands at 267 per 100,000, representing a 28% drop in one week, and the...

Key points Epidemiological situation In week 41, the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 increased in metropolitan France, with a rise in the incidence rate but a stable trend for national...

In week 41 (October 11–17), a resurgence in SARS-CoV-2 transmission was observed in mainland France, with an increase in the incidence rate and an effective reproduction number above 1....

Introduction: In France, the spread of a hypervirulent strain causing invasive meningococcal disease of serogroup W (MenW) has been observed since 2015/16. We describe a cluster of three...

Key points Lower vaccination coverage than in the general population (≥18 years) 74.9% for at least one dose (vs. 89.3% in the general population) 72.7% for full vaccination (vs. 87.3%...

Key Points Week 41 (October 11–17, 2021): In the Indian Ocean region, the number of emergency department visits for asthma among children under 15 and their share of total activity...

Key points Week 41 In emergency departments: there was an increase in visits for suicide attempts among 15- to 17-year-olds, suicidal ideation among 15- to 17-year-olds and 18- to...

Key Points In Week 41 (October 11–17, 2021), emergency department visits remained stable among adults and increased among children (+8%, or +8,543 visits). Hospitalizations following...

Key Points In Week 41 (October 11–17, 2021), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained significantly higher among children (+9%, or 2,422 visits) and moderately higher among...

Key Points Nationally, the number of deaths across all age groups returned to within the usual range of fluctuation in weeks 37 through 40, but remained elevated among those aged 65–84...