Key Points

Pneumonia

• Pneumonia remains a major cause of illness, affecting the youngest children at an unusually high rate.

Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea

• Moderate incidence.

• Stabilization of emergency room visits and an increase in SOS Médecins consultations across all age groups.

Asthma

• Increase in emergency room visits over the past two weeks.

Scarlet fever

• An increase in emergency room visits for scarlet fever among children under 15 was observed in March compared to January and February.

• An increase in the monthly number of SOS Médecins consultations for scarlet fever among children under 15 was observed from October 2023 to February 2024.

Allergies

• Pollen season.

• Increase in SOS Médecins consultations and emergency room visits.