Highlights

• Quality Note: A facility in Moselle has not submitted data since November 12, so last week’s data is incomplete. The facility has been contacted, and the issue is being resolved. Additionally, virological data from Nancy University Hospital is not available for week 46. The graphs for this data source therefore end at week 45.

• Since week 40, influenza and influenza-like illness activity has been consistent with what is typically observed at this time of year in the emergency departments of the OSCOUR® network in Lorraine. For the SOS Médecins association in Meurthe-et-Moselle, this activity is lower than in 2014. In week 46, 8 and 1 diagnoses were made by emergency department physicians and the association, respectively.

• No severe cases of influenza have been reported since the start of surveillance (week 45) by intensive care units in Lorraine.

• Since week 37, bronchiolitis-related activity in the OSCOUR® network’s emergency departments in Lorraine has been consistent with usual levels, although weekly increases have been noted. In week 46, an increase in activity was observed, with 43 diagnoses made by emergency department physicians, representing 7.1% of activity among children under two years of age. This increase could continue over the coming weeks based on data from previous years.For the SOS Médecins association in Meurthe-et-Moselle, activity has remained within expected ranges since week 37.

• In Lorraine, activity related to gastroenteritis in the emergency departments of the OSCOUR® network and within the SOS Médecins association of Meurthe-et-Moselle remains stable compared to previous years. With 97 diagnoses made in week 46, this activity accounted for 0.9% of all diagnoses in emergency departments. Doctors from the SOS Médecins association in Meurthe-et-Moselle made 75 diagnoses of gastroenteritis and diarrhea, accounting for 7.8% of all diagnoses.

• According to available data, no unusual increase in mortality has been observed in Lorraine over the past few weeks. Since the time lag in reporting death data exceeds 7 days, data for week 46 is currently being consolidated.

• From weeks 40 to 46, 8 incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning occurred in Lorraine, affecting 30 people. Of these, 14 were treated in emergency departments and 3 were hospitalized. No deaths occurred.