2023-12-20 18:19:47
The seasonal flu epidemic spread in mid-December in France, spreading throughout the east of the metropolis, the public health agency announced on Wednesday December 20, confirming however that bronchiolitis had passed a peak. Concerning the flu, last week was marked by the “transition into the epidemic phase of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est and Occitanie regions”, summarized in a weekly report the French public health agency.
The epidemic arrived in mainland France the previous week via Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Paca). With the new regions, the entire eastern part of the metropolis is affected and the regions further west should soon be hit, many already being in the so-called pre-epidemic phase. Overseas, Guyana is in turn affected by the flu epidemic, as was already the case with Mayotte before.
Decline of bronchiolitis
While the flu is spreading in France, the public health agency has noted a decline in the bronchiolitis epidemic, which mainly affects babies. “The peak of the bronchiolitis epidemic was reached (at the beginning of December) in France,” she detailed, stressing however that “the indicators remained at high levels in all regions”.
The last major winter epidemic to be monitored weekly, Covid-19 continues to record a significant wave but this is showing signs of stabilization. Consultations in town for Covid have thus stopped increasing. However, at the hospital, emergency visits linked to the disease have again seen their share increase slightly.
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