Overall Trends in ActivityThe number of visits and hospitalizations is declining among children under 2 years of age (-27%, or 7,749 fewer visits; -19%, or 866 fewer hospitalizations) and remains stable in other age groups. The total number of cases across all age groups is higher than that observed during the same period in 2014.

Trends in the Most Common ConditionsAmong children under 2 years of age, the most common conditions seen in emergency departments are declining, particularly for ENT infections (-45%), bronchiolitis (-47%), pneumonia (-45%), and acute bronchitis (-45%). Among children aged 2 to 14, there has been an increase in visits for trauma (+50%, or +4,947 visits), linked to the start of the school year, for abdominal pain (+60%, or +655 visits), and for neurological problems (+35%, or +141 visits). The main conditions are stable or declining among adults.

Trends in Seasonal Indicators: Emergency room visits for influenza/flu-like illness are up 37% among children under 15 (i.e., +101 visits) but are stable or slightly down in other age groups. With 1,389 weekly visits, the numbers are very close to those of 2013 and significantly higher than those of 2014. At the regional level, visits for influenza/flu-like illness are stable in the Île-de-France and Southwest regions and down by 15 to 20% in other regions.Emergency department visits for gastroenteritis are down across all age groups, most notably among adults (-30%). This decrease of approximately 20% across all age groups is observed in all regions, except in the East and Southwest regions, where the decrease is 13%. The seasonal trend compared to the two previous seasons indicates that the epidemic peak has likely passed in all regions. Among children under 2 years of age, emergency department visits for bronchiolitis are down by 47%, with the peak having passed in all regions and case numbers very close to those of previous years.Visits for acute bronchitis and pneumonia are down across all age groups, and more markedly among children under 15 (all ages combined: -27%, or -915 visits for bronchitis; -16%, or -994 visits for pneumonia). The number of cases is still higher than in the two previous winter seasons. Emergency room visits for asthma and ENT infections are down significantly across all age groups (by 20% and 40%, respectively), with numbers higher than in 2013 and 2014.