Summary

• During the first week of 2018 (January 1–7), overall activity at SOS Médecins clinics was down sharply among children (–29%, or 9,498 fewer visits) and up among adults (+7%, or 4,530 more visits).

• Seasonal illnesses were generally stable or declining across all age groups, particularly among children, in line with the overall decline in activity. Consultations for influenza/flu-like syndrome are down among children (-39%, or 1,909 fewer visits) and stable among adults. The respective shares of total activity for these age groups are 13.5% and 17.5%, slightly higher than in previous years during the same period. There was also a decrease in consultations for bronchiolitis (-30%, or -218 visits) among children under 2 years of age, for bronchitis among children (-43%) and adults (-5%), and for pneumonia among children (-44%, or -130 visits). Consultations for gastroenteritis are stable except among those aged 15–74, where they are slightly up (+6.3%, or +278 visits). Most non-specific indicators are down or stable across all age groups. There was an increase in visits (low numbers) for general malaise among 2- to 14-year-olds (+80%, or +10 visits) and 15- to 74-year-olds (+11%, or +23 visits), for allergies among 15- to 74-year-olds (+14%, or +60 visits), and for infectious conjunctivitis among adults (+31%, or +94 visits).

• Among the most frequently encountered conditions at SOS Médecins clinics, aside from seasonal illnesses, there was an increase in visits for chickenpox (+22) among children aged 2–14, acute abdominal pain among people aged 2 to 74 (+18%) associated with an increase in various digestive disorders among adults aged 15–74 (17%), as well as an increase in trauma among adults (+26) and heart failure among those aged 75 and older (+15%).