Health Monitoring in Brittany. Update as of December 19, 2023.

Key Points

COVID-19

  • Activity remains low, with a slight decrease in doctor visits and emergency room visits.

Bronchiolitis

  • Epidemic activity, peak passed.

  • Decrease in the number of emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations since week 48.

  • Persistent but declining detection of RSV and continued detection of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses, according to the virology laboratories at the University Hospitals of Brest and Rennes.

Gastroenteritis

  • Moderate activity.

  • Slight increase in emergency room visits and stable SOS Médecins consultations across all age groups.

Influenza

  • Non-epidemic activity.

  • Continued upward trend in SOS Médecins consultations and the number of emergency room visits.

  • Increase in the detection of influenza A virus according to data from the virology laboratories at Rennes University Hospital and Brest University Hospital.

Asthma

  • Continued decline in hospital emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations among children.

Pneumonia

  • Significant increase in SOS Médecins consultations, unusually affecting the youngest children.

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