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Flu: Epidemic over; data from the Unified Network show that the incidence rate for clinical influenza has been below the epidemic threshold for 3 weeks at the national level and for 4 weeks in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Gastroenteritis: the national incidence rate defined by the Sentinelles network is above the epidemic threshold, with 235 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (threshold = 175 cases per 100,000 inhabitants); in the region, the rate is below this same epidemic threshold; Furthermore, the same trend is observed in emergency department data: few visits for this reason in the region and a number of diagnoses that remains high in France. Asthma and allergies: over the past week, the number of asthma cases and allergy cases treated by emergency facilities or SOS Médecins associations in the region has been low.According to the National Aerobiological Surveillance Network, the allergy risk is moderate for all departments in the region, with plane trees, pines, ash trees, and cypresses being the most prevalent species among all pollen types.