Summary

In Week 3 (January 15–21, 2018), the overall activity of SOS Médecins clinics rose sharply among children under 15 (+18%, +4,027 visits), while it declined among adults (-7%).

Seasonal illnesses, with the exception of gastroenteritis, are on the rise among children under 15. There has been a sharp increase in visits for upper respiratory tract infections (+26%, +2,173 visits). More specifically among 2- to 14-year-olds, there has been an increase in visits for bronchitis (+37%, +245 visits) after four consecutive weeks of decline, and for influenza/flu-like illness, which has been rising again for the past two weeks (+32%, +934 visits), while these figures are decreasing among adults (-10% among those aged 15–74 and -20% among those aged 75 and older).

For non-specific indicators, there was an increase in consultations among children under 15 for fever alone (+41% among 2- to 14-year-olds) and allergies (+10%). A sharp increase in consultations for asthma (+70%) was observed among 2- to 14-year-olds. The increase in isolated fever was also observed among adults aged 15–74, though to a lesser extent (28%). Finally, among children under 2 years of age, there was an increase in consultations for bronchiolitis (+14%) and infectious conjunctivitis (+10%).

Among the most common conditions, the increase still primarily affects children under 15. There was an increase in visits for viral syndrome (+21%) among children under 15, chickenpox (+42%, +31 visits) among children under 2, and abdominal pain (+9%) among children aged 2–14. Among adults, there were mostly decreases, except for trauma (+9%) and cardiac problems (+29%) among those over 75.