Year-Round Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transmission in The Netherlands Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Nationwide Observational and Modeling Study.
J Infect Dis
; 228(10): 1394-1399, 2023 11 11.
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| ID: mdl-37477906
ABSTRACT
We initiated a nationwide prospective study to monitor respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related pediatric hospitalizations in 46 hospitals throughout the Netherlands between May 2021 and August 2022. We showed year-round RSV transmission in the Netherlands after an initial 2021 summer outbreak. The pattern was unprecedented and distinct from neighboring countries. We extended a dynamic simulation model to evaluate the impact of waning immunity on pediatric RSV hospitalizations in the Netherlands using 4 different scenarios. Our results suggest that the observed continuous RSV transmission pattern could be associated with waning immunity due to the period of very low RSV circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Infect Dis
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands