The Community of Madrid has broken its historical record for notifications via the regional Palinological Network (Palinocam) regarding pollen in the atmosphere, with a total of 5,073,354 dispatches. This figure represents a 25.6% increase compared to 2025, when 4,036,250 dispatches were recorded.
The campaign, organized by the Ministry of Health through the Directorate General of Public Health, ran from January 15 to June 30. It concluded with over 43,000 subscribers, compared to 38,000 last year. This service has enabled alerts for high or medium pollen levels on 82 days during the first semester, benefiting allergic individuals in the region and aiding the healthcare professionals who treat them.
For the second consecutive year, pollen information has been integrated into the Virtual Health Card (TSV). Through the application, users could select different types of pollen granules and their geographical area of interest, as well as configure alerts for predicted increases in these particles in the atmosphere.
The regional government has updated data corresponding to the previous day from Monday to Friday and included predictions for the most allergenic types of pollen for the 48 hours following the consultation day, specifying geographical zones.
Information from the Palinocam Network will be updated weekly on the institutional portal on Pollen and Health, where weekly bulletins can be obtained and a map showing the latest records by geographical area can be consulted. Additionally, on the regional webpage for fungal spores, citizens can find information on allergenic aerosols of the species Alternaria.
The regional Palinological Network is the only surveillance system in Spain that offers these free communications, via mobile phone SMS or email, during the pollination period of the most allergenic plant species, such as cypress, plane tree, plantain, grasses, and olive.
Palinocam studies are conducted 365 days a year using samples from aerobiological control stations spread across various Madrid municipalities. Pollen grains are collected on adhesive surfaces and subsequently analyzed in a laboratory with an optical microscope. The network collaborates with local councils, an allergy clinic in the capital, and the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
Palinocam analyzes up to 25 different types of particles and makes predictions for the most allergenic ones in the region, including plantain, plane tree, grasses, olive, and cypress.
