Key Points

Influenza Surveillance in Auvergne – 5th Epidemic Week

• Weekly number of outpatient visits for flu-like symptoms remains stable across the region (Unified Network data) and is declining in the Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area (SOS Médecins Clermont-Ferrand data)

• Incidence of influenza-like illnesses seen in general practice consultations estimated at 374 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, representing more than 5,000 consultations in the region.

• Emergency room visits for influenza: stable

• Significant number of intensive care admissions over the past two weeks

• 40 severe cases of influenza reported since the start of surveillance (338 nationwide)

• Virological data from Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital: stable