Health Surveillance in the Aquitaine Region. Epidemiological Update as of October 17, 2013.

Mortality
: Deaths recorded based on vital statistics data follow the usual seasonal pattern, with numbers comparable to those observed in previous years.

Emergency room visits by vulnerable populations
No significant changes in emergency room visits for children under 1 year of age and adults aged 75 and older.

Reportable Diseases (MDO)
Note the persistently high incidence of IIM in the region, particularly in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. One case reported in October.

Enterovirus
meningitis Circulation of the virus in Aquitaine according to Oscour® and the virology department at the Bordeaux University Hospital.

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE)
In Aquitaine, as in France, AGE activity in hospital emergency departments and primary care remains stable or is even slightly decreasing.

Influenza and influenza-like illnesses
Start of the 2013-14 surveillance season, with a few cases reported in mainland France.

Bronchiolitis
In Aquitaine, as in France, bronchiolitis activity remains stable, in line with expectations according to SOS Médecins and Oscour®. The AquiRespi network will be reactivated on the weekend of October 19, 2013.

Vector-borne diseases
In Lot-et-Garonne, since the resumption of enhanced surveillance for chikungunya and dengue, two imported cases of dengue have been confirmed by the CNR for arboviruses.

Mushroom poisoning
Since July 1, there have been 56 cases of poisoning reported by CAPTV and 16 by the Oscour® network in Aquitaine (659 and 254 nationwide, respectively); the first epidemic peak was reached in weeks 39–40.

Carbon monoxide poisoning
Resumption of the biweekly publication of a national and regional report during the heating season (October to March); since September 2013, 74 reports nationwide (147 people transported to emergency rooms).

School absenteeism
Daily rate stable in week 41 with no major health-related causes reported.

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