Key Points

In Week 49 (December 1–7, 2025), activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among children (+9%, or 3,224 more visits) and among adults aged 15–74 (+7%, or 4,026 more visits) compared to the previous week. It remained stable among adults aged 75 and older.

The increase in activity is primarily driven by respiratory conditions, with case numbers at levels comparable to or lower than those of previous years:

• All ages: influenza/influenza-like illness (+67%, or +4,483 cases), pneumonia (+27%, or +314 cases), and viral syndrome (+17%, or +118 cases),

• Among children aged 2–14 and adults: upper respiratory tract conditions (+10%, or +2,788 cases), acute bronchitis (+25%, or +1,058 cases), and asthma attacks (+20%, or +269 cases),

• Among adults aged 15–74: suspected COVID-19 (+22%, or +75 cases) and asthma attacks (+14%, or +92 cases).

Procedures for bronchiolitis in children under 1 year of age have stabilized and remain at a lower level than in previous years. They account for 11% of the total coded activity for this age group. In contrast, procedures for asthma attacks are up 16% in children under 2 years of age (+20 procedures).

Among other indicators, there was also an increase in procedures for:

• gastroenteritis in children aged 2–14 (+6%, or +127 cases) and adults (+11%, or +363 cases),

• isolated fever (+10%, or +17 cases) and conjunctivitis (+11%, or +32 cases) among children under 2 years of age, as well as for chickenpox among children under 15 years of age (+36%, or +109 children).