Health Surveillance in Brittany. Bulletin of February 14, 2025.

Key points

Bronchiolitis

  • No epidemic activity.

  • Decrease in RSV detection according to the virology laboratories at Rennes University Hospital and Brest University Hospital.

  • Other viruses capable of causing bronchiolitis are circulating, notably rhinoviruses.

  • Maternal vaccination and infant immunization with monoclonal antibodies are two alternative strategies for preventing RSV bronchiolitis.

Influenza and influenza-like illness

  • Decrease in epidemic indicators.

  • Detection of influenza A and influenza B viruses according to the virology laboratories at Rennes University Hospital and Brest University Hospital.

  • Decreased activity.

  • The fall vaccination campaign against influenza and COVID-19 began on October 15.

Gastroenteritis

  • Moderate activity.

  • Indicators are consistent with what has been observed in previous years.

Emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations

  • Decrease in the number of emergency room visits (-2.82%) and decrease in the number of SOS Médecins consultations for all causes (-3.84%) during Week 06 compared to Week 05.

  • The volumes of emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations (all causes) are similar to observations from previous years, for the same period and all age groups.

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