Key Points

Flu indicators have stabilized; pre-epidemic phase for the 5th week.

Week 02-2022 (January 10–16, 2022):

• SOS-Médecins: 581 consultations for flu-like syndrome recorded, representing 6.2% of total activity (compared to 5.6% in Week 01)

• Oscour®: 120 emergency room visits for influenza or influenza-like illness, representing 0.5% of total activity (same as in Week 01), of which 19% resulted in hospitalization. More than two-thirds of visits involved children under 15 years of age (73% in week 02) and, more specifically, children under 5 years of age (52% in week 02)

• Virology data:

  • Influenza A: 20 positive samples at the Bordeaux University Hospital, 14 at the Poitiers University Hospital, and 6 at the Limoges University Hospital, representing a regional positivity rate of 6% (as in Week 01)

  • Influenza B: no positive samples at the Bordeaux, Limoges, and Poitiers University Hospitals

  • Severe influenza cases: 1 patient admitted to the ICU was reported in week 02, bringing the total to 4 admitted to the ICU since the start of surveillance in week 40 of 2021

  • Clustered cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in long-term care facilities: 1 episode attributed to influenza was reported in week 02