Key Points

Influenza and Flu-Like Illness

• Normandy has been in the post-epidemic phase for three weeks. Across all age groups, all Oscour® and SOS Médecins activity indicators continue to decline and are trending toward pre-epidemic baseline levels.

• Strains A (H1N1), A (H3N2), and B/Victoria are still circulating simultaneously. Their detection is slightly decreasing in community laboratories and markedly decreasing in hospitals.

• The proportion of deaths with a mention of influenza among electronically certified deaths is stable this week.

Acute gastroenteritis

• Activity for acute gastroenteritis in hospital emergency departments is increasing among those under 65 years of age. This indicator remains at a high level, particularly among children and especially among those under 5 years of age.

• Activity for acute gastroenteritis in private practice is decreasing but remains high among those under 15 years of age.

• Among those over 65, activity in hospitals and community settings is declining and approaching baseline levels, following the increase observed in community settings in previous weeks.