2024-01-03 18:05:00
This is one of the very bad news of the start of the year. The seasonal flu epidemic spread to new regions during Christmas week, reaching almost the entire metropolis, the public health agency said on Wednesday.
Indeed, the last week of December was marked by a “sharp increase in indicators (of the flu epidemic) in France, particularly in hospitals with 10 regions in epidemic”summarized Public Health France in a weekly report.
An increase in the circulation of influenza in all age groups
This increase concerns all age groups, indicate the health authorities but remains more particularly marked in hospital, particularly among those aged 0-14 and those aged 65 and over.
In the PACA region, out of 10,000 visits to the emergency room, 344 were for the flu. Concerning the age group of 65 and over, out of 10,000 visits to the emergency room, more than 5,800 were hospitalized for flu.
Bronchiolitis indicators falling but Covid records a significant wave of contaminations
In the PACA region, the flu epidemic is spreading and affecting all age groups. Geodes screenshot.
While the flu is spreading, the public health agency, however, confirms a decline in the bronchiolitis epidemic, which mainly affects babies. “Uses to the emergency room and hospitalizations following visits to the emergency room for bronchiolitis in children under 2 years old were decreasing for the fourth consecutive week while remaining at a high level“, summarizes Public Health France.
Covid-19, the last major winter epidemic to be monitored weekly, also continues to record a significant wave of contaminations, but this has been declining for several weeks.
In this context, in addition to insisting on the vaccination of vulnerable people once morest flu and Covid, the agency reiterated its call to respect “wearing a mask in case of symptoms, in busy places and in the presence of vulnerable people, washing hands and regular ventilation of enclosed spaces”.
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