Key Points

• The flu epidemic continues to decline in Lorraine during week 9. Flu-related activity in emergency departments and at the SOS Médecins association in Meurthe-et-Moselle has been decreasing over the past two weeks.

• Data from the Unified Influenza Network show a decline in incidence in week 9 in the Lorraine region, and this trend is also observed in mainland France, where incidence is also decreasing.

• According to data from the hospital laboratory network (Renal) and samples collected by physicians in the GROG Network, influenza viruses of types A(H1N1) pdm09, A(H3N2), and B continue to co-circulate.

• The number of diagnoses of bronchiolitis among children under two years of age in emergency departments in Lorraine and reported by the SOS Médecins Association of Meurthe-et-Moselle has been decreasing for several weeks.