Health Monitoring in Brittany. Update as of November 9, 2023.

Key Points

COVID-19

  • Low activity.

  • Oscour®: number of visits remained stable compared to the previous week (141 visits in Week 44 vs. 144 in Week 43); 60% of these visits resulted in hospitalization. Suspected COVID-19 cases account for less than 1% of emergency department activity across all age groups.

  • SOS Médecins: decrease in the number of SOS Médecins consultations compared to the previous week (78 consultations in Week 44 versus 109 in Week 43). Across all age groups, suspected COVID-19 cases accounted for 2.1% of SOS Médecins activity in Week 44 (versus 2.7% in Week 43).

Bronchiolitis

  • Epidemic activity.

  • Continued increase in the number of emergency room visits compared to Week 43. Detection of RSV and rhinoviruses/enteroviruses according to the virology laboratories at the University Hospitals of Brest and Rennes.

Influenza

  • Non-epidemic activity.

  • Upward trend in SOS Médecins consultations. Since the start of surveillance, very sporadic detection of influenza A viruses according to data from the virology laboratory at the Rennes University Hospital (No detection at the Brest University Hospital).

Asthma

  • Continued high activity in hospital emergency departments among children. Stable number of SOS Médecins consultations among children.

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