Over the past week in the region:

• The viral meningitis season has begun, with 7 enterovirus isolates detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at Nantes University Hospital since the beginning of June.

• There was a decrease in the number of allergy and asthma attack diagnoses made by SOS Médecins last week. "While grass pollen is still present and causing discomfort for allergy sufferers, a gradual decrease in pollen levels has begun" (RNSA).

• Information on pollen risks is available on the following websites: - Sentinel Pollinariums (Nantes and Laval): http://www.airpl.org/pollens/pollinariums_sentinelles_et_alertes_pollens- National Aerobiological Surveillance Network (RNSA): http://www.pollens.fr/docs/vigilance.html