Key Points

In Week 45 (November 2–8, 2026), the number of visits to SOS Médecins clinics increased among children aged 2–14 (+21%, or +3,321 visits) in connection with the start of the school year. It decreased slightly among children under 2 years old (-5%, or -353 procedures) and adults aged 75 and older (-5%, or -370 procedures), and remained stable among those aged 15–74. The number of procedures remained slightly higher than in previous years among adults aged 15–74.

Notable increases in cases over the past week were observed for:

• Respiratory conditions, primarily among children and those aged 15–74: Suspected COVID-19 (+22%, or +143 cases), at levels similar to the previous two years; Influenza/flu-like illness (+66%, or +909 cases), at levels slightly higher than in previous years among adults.
• Digestive conditions: gastroenteritis in all age groups (+36%, or +1,647 cases), the second most common condition among children and adults aged 15–74, with levels higher than in previous years among children. Acute abdominal pain in all age groups (+17%, or +321 cases) and vomiting in children aged 2–14 (+28%, or +70 cases).
• Isolated fever in all age groups (+30%, or +182 cases) and viral syndrome (+28%, or +243 cases).
• Among children aged 2–14, cases of upper respiratory tract infections increased by 11% (788 more cases) and asthma attacks by 12% (43 more cases); trauma (+52%, or +288 visits) and anxiety at a level comparable to that of the previous year (+247%, or +37 visits).
• Among 15- to 64-year-olds, anxiety (+19%, or +228 cases) remained at levels comparable to previous years.

There was also an increase in cases of scarlet fever (+90%, or +49 cases) among children, at levels comparable to those of the previous two years.