Summary Bronchiolitis Epidemic on the rise Accounts for 25% of diagnoses coded in emergency departments (the most common condition for the second consecutive week) RSV positivity...

Summary Week 49 saw a decline in the number of emergency department visits for bronchiolitis.

Mortality: Mortality rates observed during the last week of November (Week 48, November 23–29, 2015) rose slightly in Aquitaine but remain in line with expected mortality for this...

Headlines The Weekly Epidemiological Report (WER) is expanding to include a virology section. Starting this week, the Virology Laboratory at Dijon University Hospital, which also...

ARI: acute respiratory infections AEG: acute gastroenteritis Ehpa: housing for the elderly

Over the past week in the region: The seasonal bronchiolitis outbreak, which has been ongoing for four weeks, continues to spread (based on SOS Médecins consultations and visits...

Key points Low volume of GEA consultations in general practice Hospital emergency department activity for GEA is stable Norovirus is the most common cause of illness in long-term care facilities

Summary The number of visits and hospitalizations is rising across all age groups. Among children under 2 years of age, emergency department visits for bronchiolitis continue...