An epidemic of conjunctivitis of viral origin is present in the Antilles and Saint-Martin is no longer spared. The epidemic indeed started two weeks ago on the territory, indicates the last epidemiological point of Public Health France. The number of suggestive cases, seen by the network of sentinel doctors, jumped with 130 in week 22 and 190 in week 23, the bulletin said. Since the start of the epidemic, 320 cases have been estimated among general practitioners in the territory. Regarding emergency room visits, they increased sharply during week 23 with 17 visits, but no hospitalization was observed. Finally in Saint-Barthélemy, the situation is calm. _EH
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