Key Points

• In Week 36 (September 2–8, 2024), activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased for the second consecutive week among children under 15 years of age (+8%, or +1,482 visits). It remained stable among adults aged 15–74 and decreased among people over 75 (-3.3%, or 200 fewer cases).

• In this week marked by the start of the school year, there was a marked increase in procedures for asthma attacks among children (+77.5%, or +186 procedures) and, to a lesser extent, among adults aged 15–74 (+18%, or +81 procedures). The share of activity remains comparable to that of previous years for the same week.

• Among other respiratory conditions, the increase in cases continues among children under 15 for upper respiratory tract conditions (+13%, or +950 cases) and for bronchitis (+18%, or +97 cases). Procedures for suspected COVID-19 are also on the rise among those aged 2–14 (+85%, or +78 procedures) and those aged 15–74 (+13%, or +157 procedures). In contrast, procedures for whooping cough are decreasing across all age groups (-15%, or -61 procedures).

• Outside of respiratory conditions, there was also an increase in:

  • cases involving the gastrointestinal tract: gastroenteritis (+12%, or +172 cases) and vomiting (+32%, or +56 cases) among those under 15; acute abdominal pain among 2- to 14-year-olds (+22%, or +45 cases) and 15- to 74-year-olds (+11%, or +146 cases);

  • procedures for anxiety across all age groups (+17%, or +216 procedures).