We had almost forgotten, but after four months of epidemic, the flu has not said its last word. Usually the disease appears in December and lasts about ten weeks. This year, the epidemic is already in its seventeenth week.
Eight regions of the continent are still in the epidemic phase. In addition, the epidemic has also recently affected the West Indies and the island of Mayotte.
Public Health France, however, notes a “decline in most flu indicators”, particularly in Corsica, Île-de-France and Occitanie, regions that have just entered the post-epidemic phase.
The importance of barrier gestures
If the incidence rate of flu continues to increase compared to the previous week, the French Public Health weekly bulletin notes a drop of 11% in the number of visits to the emergency room for flu syndrome and 16% in the number of hospitalizations. .
Given the risk, health professionals insist on the importance of barrier gestures: wear a mask in case of symptoms or disinfect your hands periodically.
“We must be careful with the flu in patients at risk: over 65, pregnant women and immunocompromised people,” explains Maximilien Pirio, a pharmacist in Strasbourg, to BFMTV.
Since the start of the flu epidemic, of the 915 severe cases admitted to intensive care, 109 deaths have been recorded.
Source: BFM TV
