Health Monitoring in Brittany. Bulletin of March 13, 2026.
Key points
Bronchiolitis (under 1 year of age)
No epidemic activity. Hospital emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations remain stable. Virology laboratories at the region’s university hospitals report low detection rates of RSV. Other viruses capable of causing bronchiolitis are circulating, notably rhinoviruses.
COVID-19
Low activity.
Influenza and influenza-like illness
Non-epidemic activity. Decrease in the number of emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations for influenza and influenza-like illness across all age groups. Low detection of influenza A virus according to data from the virology laboratories at the Rennes University Hospital and the Brest University Hospital.
Gastroenteritis
High activity. Decrease in emergency room visits and increase in SOS Médecins consultations across all age groups.
Pneumonia
Decrease in emergency room visits and increase in SOS Médecins consultations for pneumonia.
Asthma
Moderate activity. Increase in emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations.
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