While more than 500,000 people have been affected by gastroenteritis since the beginning of the year, the flu, she is beginning to spread across
The Sentinel-Inserm monitoring system and the Health Watch Institute (InVS) made a point, in their weekly report Wednesday, January 3, the evolution of the epidemic of gastroenteritis that raged for four weeks, and that as the flu epidemic which gradually settles on the entire territory. "The majority of metropolitan areas came in epidemic phase last week," InVS has announced in a statement.
According to the Sentinel network, the number of ILI consultation is $ 246 per 100 000 population. Since 1 November, 55 severe cases of flu were admitted to intensive care. Among them, 8 have died, said InVS which states that the majority of patients were aged on average 56 years and have risk factors for complications.
Another increase indicator of the disease, the number of ED visits for influenza. Last week, 2,333 people showed up in service and 110 were hospitalized.
If the flu epidemic began in Britain and is gradually gaining the other regions, the gastro is, meanwhile, definitely there. In all, 574,000 people were affected by the epidemic. Riverkeeper believes that, just last week, 148,000 new cases were detected.
Among the most affected by gastroenteritis areas, Limousin leads with 372 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. Champagne-Ardenne and Nord-Pas-de-Calais respectively account for 345 cases and 273 cases per 100 000 inhabitants.
The Institute of Health Surveillance, which states that "Vaccination remains the best prevention to protect against influenza, reduce complications and the risk of hospitalization", also recalled the hygiene rules to be observed to avoid the transmission of the disease: limit contact, wash hands regularly, covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, use disposable paper handkerchiefs.
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