Table 1 Incidence rates of acute diarrhea in France by age group per 100,000 cases estimated by the French Sentinelles GPs network during two consecutive winters

18 years of age and older

1,691,959 [1,287,372 – 2,096,954]

3,471 [2,641 – 4,302]

1,472,351 [1,060,343 – 1,885,771]

3,002 [2,162 – 3,845]

18 – 39 years

953,943 [784,323 – 1,123,563]

5,388 [4,430 – 6,346]

859,608 [678,755 – 1,040,461]

4,920 [3,885 – 5,956]

40 – 59 years

470,312 [351,703 – 588,921]

2,771 [2,072 – 3,470]

390,424 [273,691 – 5 07,157]

2,290[1,606 – 2,975]

60 – 79 years

194,142 [122,101 – 266,248]

1,761 [1,107 – 2,415]

162,982 [90,142 – 235,822]

1,420 [785 – 2,055]

≥ 80 years

73,562 [29,245 – 118,222]

2,200 [875 – 3,536]

59,337 [17,755 – 102,331]

1,668 [499 – 2,876]