Health Surveillance in Brittany. Bulletin of April 30, 2026.
Key Points
Asthma
- Moderate activity. Decrease in emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations across all age groups.
Allergies
- Stable number of emergency room visits and a slight increase in SOS Médecins consultations.
Gastroenteritis
- Moderate activity. Decrease in SOS Médecins consultations across all age groups; stable at hospital emergency departments.
ENT conditions
- Moderate activity related to ENT conditions. In Week 17, among children under 5, ENT conditions accounted for 11.8% of emergency room visits and 47% of SOS Médecins consultations. High detection rates of rhinoviruses/enteroviruses by the virology laboratories at the Brest and Rennes University Hospitals (positivity rates of 15% (24/158) and 17% (10/58), respectively).
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