Epidemiological Surveillance in the Pays de la Loire Region. Update as of December 18, 2012

Over the past week in the region:

The bronchiolitis outbreak has stabilized, with: - high activity in emergency room visits by infants under one year of age across the region over the past four weeks; - a stabilization in bronchiolitis diagnoses made by emergency room physicians at Nantes University Hospital and by the two SOS Médecins associations; - active circulation of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) in the region.

Increased circulation of influenza viruses, with five viruses isolated last week at the Nantes University Hospital and an increase in influenza diagnoses made by the two SOS Médecins associations.

Significant outbreak of gastroenteritis diagnosed by SOS Médecins.

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