Influenza Outbreak Update in French Guiana. As of March 25, 2022.

Key points

  • Stability, or even a slight increase, in consultations for acute respiratory infections in primary care over the past two weeks

  • Decrease in emergency department visits for flu-like symptoms; low proportion of visits followed by hospitalizations

  • Positivity rate in community practice is declining

  • Circulating influenza viruses: A/H3N2 (predominant) and A/H1N1pdm09

  • No new severe cases admitted to intensive care

  • French Guiana has been in the flu epidemic phase since early February (week 2022-05), and a downward trend has been observed in recent weeks.

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