1.2%: this is the share flu deaths in Occitania during this winter’s epidemic. While the nationwide increase in deaths was lower than in the 2022-2023 season, the region is one of the hardest hit in France. At the top is Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1.6%), followed by Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (1.3). Occitanie is at the same level as Ile-de-France, which also shows an increase of 1.2%.
THAT winter epidemic assessment, presented by Santé Publique France, indicates that it began at the end of December and ended at the end of February, with a peak between the end of January and the beginning of February, making a total duration of ten weeks. The first region to enter the epidemic phase was Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, followed a few weeks later by all territories.
‘Very Insufficient’ Vaccination Coverage
Despite increase in mortality“The scale of the epidemic was moderate,” the 1.5 million-member organization estimates. consultations for influenza syndrome in public medicine. “In contrast to the 2022-2023 season, when the epidemic was severe, the level of intensity remained moderate in all age groups,” adds Santé Publique France.
The observation from the hospital side is the same. Only the proportion of hospital admissions following an emergency consultation reached a high level from 29 January to 11 February, predominantly among those aged 15-64. During the epidemic 14,012 out of 73,597 trips to the emergency room due to the flu led to admission.
The most common strain is AH1N1. Last season, 47.1% of people at risk and 54% of people over 65 were vaccinated. Vaccination coverage is lower than in the previous year (52.6% and 56.8%), but is already considered “very insufficient” by the French Ministry of Health.
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