Asthma Health Monitoring - Back-to-School 2019. Weekly Update, September 3, 2019.

In Week 35 (1 day of data missing due to a transmission issue this Sunday regarding schools in Réunion):

  • In the Indian Ocean region, following two weeks of school in Réunion and one week in Mayotte, emergency department visits for asthma among children under 15 have risen slightly (note: incomplete data for week 35) and account for 7% of emergency department activity for this age group. Of the 80 asthma-related visits observed, 25 (31%) resulted in hospitalization.

  • Nationally, asthma-related visits among children under 15 remain stable across both healthcare networks.

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