Key points

Bronchiolitis

In week 2021-43 (October 25–31, 2021), the third week of the bronchiolitis epidemic in the Occitanie region, the indicators tracked as part of surveillance continue to rise in both community practice and hospitals. Key figures for week 2021-43 in Occitanie:

• 275 emergency department visits (+16% compared to week 42, n=231)

  • Of which 83% were children under 1 year of age

  • Of which 114 were new hospitalizations (+29% compared to the previous week), representing 41.5% of children hospitalized following treatment for this condition. Among them, 85% were under 1 year of age

• 27 cases handled by SOS Médecins (+22% compared to the previous week)

  • Of which 56% were under 1 year old