Summary

• In week 15 of 2017 (April 10–16), overall activity at SOS Médecins clinics showed mixed trends: a 10% decrease among children aged 2–14, an 11% increase among adults aged 75 and older, and stable activity in other age groups.

• Among seasonal conditions, adults saw an increase in visits for isolated fever (notably +15% among those aged 15–74), upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis (respectively +30% and +22% among those aged 75 and older) (conditions remained stable or declined among children). Consultations for asthma and allergies continue to rise among adults (+5% and +19%, respectively). Among children, there has been a decrease in consultations for asthma and a stabilization in consultations for allergies following two consecutive weeks of increases. Across all age groups, the proportion of consultations for allergies out of total activity is higher than in the previous two years. Finally, there has been an increase in consultations for vomiting among adults (+10%) with a share of activity comparable to previous years, while consultations for gastroenteritis have decreased.

• Despite the overall decline in activity observed among children, among the most common conditions, there was a marked increase in consultations for chickenpox (+27%) and, more specifically, among children under 2 years of age for infectious conjunctivitis (+14%) and viral syndrome (+11%). Among people aged 75 and older, most of the most common diagnoses are on the rise, particularly cardiac conditions (+32%). Aside from an increase in visits for urinary tract infections (+13%) and dental/ENT conditions (+30%), no significant changes were observed among adults aged 15–74.