Wildfire Smoke Linked to Asthma Attack Spikes in the US
US asthma visits to emergency departments were 17% higher than expected over 19 days that wildfire smoke triggered air quality alerts.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires that blanketed US cities this spring and summer were linked to spikes in emergency department visits for asthma in New York and other regions of the country.
US asthma visits to emergency departments were 17% higher than expected over 19 days that wildfire smoke triggered air quality alerts for sensitive groups between April 30 and Aug. 4, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis.