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Viruses going around at the moment 20215/30/2023 "Flu epidemics result in 8,000 to 10,000 deaths every year, a figure that we could surpass should the prevailing strain be H3N2." This virus is not necessarily more dangerous than any other, but it is continually evolving genetically, which makes it more difficult to acquire long-term immune protection. "H3N2 implies a fairly major epidemic, affecting mainly people at risk," said Vincent Enouf, deputy director of the National Reference Centre for Respiratory Infections at the Pasteur Institute. The prevailing strain is currently virus A (H3N2). Five regions in France have entered the pre-epidemic phase, according to a report issued by the French Public Health Agency (Santé publique France, SPF) on November 23. The season has also started early for flu, which is known to have greater variability and scope in its seasonal epidemic. After a drop in numbers due to school vacations, emergency room visits and hospitalizations have been on the rise again since the week of November 14 and have reached levels not seen in the last 10 years. The bronchiolitis epidemic, which particularly affects children under the age of two, started earlier than usual this year in October, as opposed to its regular cycle starting in mid-November, peaking in December and ending in January. Furthermore: "The challenge we specifically face this year is understanding the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 with other viruses," said Anne-Claude Crémieux, a professor of infectious diseases at the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris and author of Citizens Have the Right to Know. This triple epidemic threatens to overwhelm a healthcare system already significantly shaken by the pandemic and a hospital crisis. The lifting of measures such as lockdowns and mandatory mask-wearing has given seasonal viruses the opportunity to spread. ![]() For the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in France back in March 2020, a number of other respiratory viruses are circulating alongside SARS-CoV-2, and at extremely high levels. Public health officials in Minnesota are urging the public, especially foodservice workers, to take precautions against norovirus because of a rise in infections in. This is a winter unlike any other in terms of the flu virus, rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the main cause of bronchiolitis. Subscribers only The emergency department of the Clarence polyclinic, in Divion, northern France, on November 14 MATTHIEU BOTTE//VOIX DU NORD/MAXPPP France faces triple-threat winter epidemicįor the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, respiratory viruses including bronchiolitis and the flu are also circulating at high levels, raising concerns about co-infection.īy Delphine Roucaute Published on Novemat 19h17
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