Summary

In Week 6 (February 4–10, 2019), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among adults aged 75 and older (+6%) and decreased among children aged 2–14 (-6%). It remained stable among children under 2 and adults aged 15–74.

Influenza remains the most common diagnosis among adults and the second most common diagnosis among children. Compared to the previous week, flu-related procedures continued to rise, albeit more moderately, across all age groups (+7%, or +968 procedures), with the exception of the 2–14 age group. This diagnosis accounts for 23% of total coded activity, a proportion that exceeds those of the two previous years at the peak of the epidemic.

Among other seasonal conditions, notable increases were observed in cases of: - pneumonia (+48% among children under 2 years of age and +9% among adults), - bronchitis (+9% among adults aged 75 and older), - asthma and allergies (+10% among adults) - vomiting (+9% in children under 2 years of age), - isolated fever (+8% in children under 2 years of age and +14% in those aged 15–74).

In addition, there was an increase in procedures for heart failure (+32%) among adults aged 75 and older and for chickenpox (+16%) among children aged 2–14.