Bronchiolitis 2022-2023: One of the most unexpected outbreaks over this past decade, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Publié le 26 mars 2024
Mis à jour le 6 février 2025

BACKGROUND: Since the Covid-19 pandemic, bronchiolitis outbreaks have been subject to disrupted seasonality, and a major impact on the healthcare system was observed in 2022-23. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to describe the characteristics of the 2022-23 bronchiolitis epidemic in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, and its impact on the healthcare system. METHOD: We described the indicators of dynamics, intensity, severity and impact provided by the bronchiolitis monitoring in place, and compared these with those from previous seasons. RESULTS: The intensity of the 2022-23 epidemic (emergency department visits: 23 %; SOS Médecins acts: 15 %), and its impact in terms of bronchiolitis-related hospitalizations (45 %) were higher than in previous seasons (p 

Auteur : Gault Gaëlle, Meurice Laure, Lamy Anais, Couturier Caroline, Vilain Pascal, Etchetto Céline, Filleul Laurent
Infectious diseases now, 2024, vol. 54, n°. 4, p. 104896