News as of March 29, 2012

• The InVS is organizing its 5th SOS Médecins / InVS Day in collaboration with the SOS Médecins France (SMF) Federation on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the InVS (Saint-Maurice, 94). The theme of the day will be "Non-specific health surveillance: new challenges, new issues, in France and Europe." More information: http://www.invs.sante.fr/Actualites/Agenda/5e-rencontre-SOS-Medecins-Institut-de-veille-sanitaire

• Since the project’s launch on January 23, 2012, more than 4,400 people from all French departments have registered with GrippeNet.fr. In week 12/2012, 78% of participants reported having no symptoms (https://grippenet.fr/)

Trends in indicators for the week of March 19–25, 2012:

• Flu: continued decline in flu activity

• Bronchiolitis: low activity

• Gastroenteritis: moderate activity for SOS Médecins and in emergency departments

• Activity in private practice and hospital emergency departments: stable for SOS Médecins and in emergency departments