Key Points

• The bronchiolitis epidemic is subsiding, with the peak of the outbreak appearing to have been reached in late November (between weeks 47 and 48).

• Surveillance indicators began to decline last week, though activity remains high in hospitals and at SOS Médecins clinics.

• The impact on the hospital system remains high, with a large proportion of hospitalizations for bronchiolitis among children under 2 years of age, and a significant proportion of infants under 3 months of age among those hospitalized for bronchiolitis.

• Positivity rates for RSV and rhinovirus have declined, but their circulation remains very active.