Key Points

• In the Indian Ocean region, in Week 39—the sixth week of the school year in Réunion—the number of emergency room visits for asthma among children under 15 was down compared to Week 38 (-10%, or 9 fewer visits). The proportion of cases remains stable (4.9% in Week 39 vs. 5.6% in Week 38) and is at a level comparable to that of previous years.

• Nationally, in Week 38, the fourth week of the school year in mainland France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, emergency room visits for asthma among children under 15 decreased (-14%, or 479 fewer visits) and at SOS Médecins clinics (-7%, or 43 fewer cases) compared to the previous week. Activity levels in both networks are comparable to those of previous years.