Key Points

Week 36 (September 5–11, 2022):

• In the Indian Ocean region, during the fourth week of the new school year in Réunion and the third week in Mayotte, the number of emergency room visits for asthma and the share of cases among children under 15 decreased compared to the previous week (-47%, or 44 fewer visits, and a 7% share of cases vs. 10% in Week 35). The proportion of cases remains comparable to levels in previous years. The proportion of hospitalizations following emergency room visits has also decreased slightly: 28% in Week 36 vs. 29% in Week 35.

• Nationally, during the second week of school in mainland France and the French departments in the Americas, emergency department visits for asthma among children under 15 rose sharply (+169%, or +1,349 visits) as well as within the SOS Médecins network (+82%, or +173 medical procedures) (Table 2). The proportion of hospitalizations following an emergency department visit for asthma has risen to 33% (vs. 26% in Week 35). The increases observed so far remain comparable to those of the past three years.