SOS Médecins National Newsletter, June 16, 2025

Key Points

In Week 24 (June 9–15, 2025), compared to the previous week, SOS Médecins’ activity increased among children under 2 years of age (+9%, or +497 cases), and remained stable in other age groups.

Across all age groups, there was an increase in cases of heatstroke (197 cases compared to 34 the previous week), dehydration (+116%, or 36 more cases), insect bites (+42%, or +411 cases), and trauma (+11%, or +391 cases).

There was also an increase in cases for:

  • Digestive disorders:

    • Gastroenteritis in children under 2 years of age (+12%, +32 cases) and in those aged 75 and older (+18%, or +17 cases).

  • Respiratory conditions:

    • Asthma attacks in children under 2 years of age (+48%, or +27 cases) and in those aged 75 or older (+18%, or +7 cases).

    • Allergies in children under 15 years of age (+11%, or +61 cases).

    • COVID-19 among children under 15 in small cohorts (+20%, or +13 cases) and among those aged 15–74 (+33%, or +144 cases).

  • Viral infections and conditions:

    • Infectious conjunctivitis among those under 15 years of age (+14%, or +76 cases) and among those aged 15–74 (+13%, or +59 cases).

    • Chickenpox (in small sample sizes) among children under 2 years of age (+15%, or +19 cases) and among those aged 15–74 (+55%, or +12 cases).

    • Scarlet fever in children under 15 (+27%, or +29 cases).

    • Viral syndrome (in small sample sizes) among children under 2 years of age (+11%, or +13 cases).

Among other indicators, there was an increase in visits among children for isolated fever (+35%, or +22 visits) and various dermatological conditions (+22%, or +90 visits), as well as for various dental/ENT conditions among those aged 2–14 (+12%, or +39 visits). Among those aged 15–74, there was an increase in procedures for general malaise (+12%, or +26 procedures) and isolated fever (+14%, or +34 procedures).

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