Key Points

• In the Indian Ocean region, one week before the start of the school year in Réunion, the number of emergency room visits for asthma among children under 15 is similar to that of the previous two weeks, with activity levels comparable to previous years. The proportion of hospitalizations following emergency room visits decreased from 27% in Week 31 to 23% in Week 32.

• Nationally, three weeks before the start of the school year in mainland France, emergency room visits for asthma among children under 15 have decreased (-25%, or 202 fewer visits) as well as within the SOS Médecins network (-26%, or 47 fewer cases).