SOS Médecins National Newsletter, February 5, 2024
Key Points
In Week 05 (January 29–February 4, 2024), activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable across all age groups.
Seasonal respiratory indicators appear to be leveling off. Only cases of influenza/flu-like illness, which stabilized across all age groups in Week 5, continued to rise slightly among those aged 75 and older and, to a lesser extent, among children under 2 years of age (up 20% and 6%, respectively, or 64 and 33 cases).
Procedures for suspected COVID-19 also show a slight increase among those aged 75 and older, though numbers remain low (60 procedures vs. 40 in S04), while other age groups show a marked decline.
Procedures for acute bronchitis, pneumonia (stable or declining), and asthma attacks (slightly up among adults, +8%, or +64 procedures) remain at levels higher than in previous years.
Among other indicators, for children—with low case numbers—there was an increase in procedures for allergies and isolated fever among those under 2 years old (respectively +18% and +10%, or +17 and +22 cases) and for infectious conjunctivitis and scarlet fever among 2- to 14-year-olds (respectively +17% and +9%, or +84 and +22 cases).
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