Key Points

• In week 38 (September 16–22, 2024), activity at SOS Médecins clinics continued to rise among children aged 2–14 (+8%, or 1,607 visits) and stabilized among children under 2. Activity also increased among adults aged 15–74 (+6%, or 2,865 visits) and remained stable among those aged 75 and older.

• Once again this week, the overall increase in activity is driven by respiratory conditions.

• Notably, there was an increase across all age groups in procedures for bronchitis (+33%) and upper respiratory tract conditions (+16%), as well as among adults and children aged 2–14 for influenza/flu-like illness (41% and 45%, respectively) and for suspected COVID-19 (52% and 42%, respectively).

• There was also a moderate increase in procedures for bronchiolitis among children under 2 years of age (+13%) and for pneumonia among those aged 75 and older (+20%).

• The levels observed for these indicators remain similar to those of previous years.

• Procedures for asthma attacks continue to rise among adults (+39%, or +301 procedures) and have stabilized among children. The observed levels remain higher than in the previous three years.

• Among other indicators, there was also an increase in procedures for conjunctivitis among children (+17%, or +61 procedures).