Epidemiological Surveillance in the Pays de la Loire Region. Update as of February 29, 2012.

Over the past week in the region:

  • Confirmation of the flu outbreak in the region, with a later onset compared to other regions in France, a predominance of influenza A virus isolates,

  • a very high number of emergency department visits by people aged 75 and older in most facilities,

  • a slight increase in the number of deaths among people aged 85 and older compared to the expected number for the season,

  • a high number of clusters of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in facilities housing the elderly, with an increase over the past month in the number of outbreaks meeting severity criteria,

  • a moderate gastroenteritis outbreak persists, with a predominance of rotavirus isolates.

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