Key Points

Week 34 (August 22–28, 2022):

• In the Indian Ocean region, during the second week of the new school year in Réunion and the first week in Mayotte, the number of emergency department visits for asthma and the proportion of cases among children under 15 increased compared to the previous week (+119%, or +79 visits and 11.5% of cases vs. 5.8% in Week 32). The proportion of cases remains comparable to levels in previous years (Table 1 and Figure 1). The proportion of hospitalizations following emergency department visits is also on the rise: 29% in Week 34 vs. 23% in Week 33.

• Nationally, two weeks before the start of the school year in mainland France, emergency department visits for asthma among children under 15 remain stable.