Surveillance indicators in the city and in the hospital were still very high last week compared to previous weeks. According to Public Health France “the viral circulation of influenza is very active in Martinique”.
In city medicine, the number of consultations for flu syndrome carried out by general practitioners
of the island is up from the S33.
In the last week (W39), almost 750 consultations have been estimated in the territory (compared to 840 in the W38). This is the highest number of consultations observed in two years.
In addition, the number of home visits for flu-like illnesses by SOS doctors has increased since W33 to reach a peak of 99 visits in W38 and a similar activity last week (94 visits in W39).
Between weeks S34 and S39, the influenza virus was identified 50 times among the 200 tests performed by the laboratory
virology at the university hospital of Martinique. The positivity rate fluctuated from 15% to 67% over the period (average of 32%).
From S34, influenza virus type A was detected for all biological analyzes performed (AH3 for 27 subtyped samples over the period).
Patients for whom influenza virus has been isolated in hospital from S34 are older (50%> 40 years) than those affected by the influenza recurrence observed between April and June 2022 (majority of 0-9 years).
It should be noted that two patients were admitted to the ICU during weeks S35 and S36
