Key Points

In Week 23 (June 5–11, 2023), activity at SOS Médecins clinics declined across all age groups.

In line with weather conditions, there was an increase in cases of heatstroke across all age groups (+41%, or +49 cases), insect bites among children under 15 (+17%, or +62 cases), and dehydration, though at low levels across all age groups except for children under 2, where cases decreased.

It should be noted that cases of conjunctivitis, asthma attacks, and allergies remain at a very high level, though conjunctivitis and allergies are declining (with the latter having passed its peak in S22) and asthma attacks remain stable in S23.

Furthermore, there was an increase in medical procedures for vomiting across all age groups (+22%), which was more pronounced among those aged 2–14 (+43%, or +78 procedures) and those aged 75 and older (+25%, or +13 procedures), as well as for isolated fever among those under 15 (+8%, or +64 procedures). Among children and adults under 75, there was also an increase in medical visits for chickenpox (+24%, or +156 visits)