1. Low levels of respiratory syncytial virus activity in Europe during the 2020/21 season: what can we expect in the coming summer and autumn/winter?
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van Summeren, Jojanneke, Meijer, Adam, Aspelund, Guðrún, Casalegno, Jean Sebastien, Erna, Guðrún, Hoang, Uy, Lina, Bruno, de Lusignan, Simon, Teirlinck, Anne C., Thors, Valtýr, Paget, John, Ouziel, Antoine, Tardy, Jean-claude, Gaucherand, Pascal, Massardier, Jerome, Polazzi, Stephanie, Duclos, Antoine, Benchaib, Mehdi, Cartier, Regine, Jourdain, Marine, Ottmann, Michelle, Kramer, Rolf, Fiorini, Sylvie, Rivat, Nathalie, Mekki, Yahia, Fort-Jacquier, Julie, Barral, Maud-Catherine, Noelie, Vey, Haesebaert, Julie, Horvat, Come, Vidoni, Leo, Reynes, Jean-Marc, Eleouet, Jean-Francois, Josset, Laurence, Receveur, Matthieu, Javouhey, Etienne, Ploin, Dominique, Valette, Martine, Fanget, Remi, Targe, Sandrine Couray, Myar-Dury, Anne-Florence, Doret-Dion, Muriel, Massoud, Mona, Masson, Elsa, Bard, Emilie, Queromes, Gregory, Vanhems, Phillipe, Claris, Olivier, Butin, Marine, Ader, Florence, Bin, Sylvie, Gaymard, Alexandre, Morfin, Florence, Gillet, Yves, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research [Utrecht] (NIVEL), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment [Bilthoven] (RIVM), Directorate of Health [Reykjavík], Institut des Agents Infectieux [Lyon] (IAI), Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Landspitali National University Hospital of Iceland, University of Oxford [Oxford], Children’s Hospital [Reykjavik, Iceland], University of Iceland [Reykjavik], This study is performed as a side project of the RSV ComNet study. The aim of the RSV ComNet project is to measure the disease burden of RSV in children aged ≤5 years in primary care, and is funded by Sanofi Pasteur and AstraZeneca., VRS study group in Lyon: Antoine Ouziel, Jean-claude Tardy, Pascal Gaucherand, Jerome Massardier, Stephanie Polazzi, Antoine Duclos, Mehdi Benchaib, Regine Cartier, Marine Jourdain, Michelle Ottmann, Rolf Kramer, Sylvie Fiorini, Nathalie Rivat, Yahia Mekki, Julie Fort-Jacquier, Maud-Catherine Barral, Vey Noelie, Julie Haesebaert, Come Horvat, Leo Vidoni, Jean-Marc Reynes, Jean-Francois Eleouet, Laurence Josset, Matthieu Receveur, Etienne Javouhey, Dominique Ploin, Martine Valette, Remi Fanget, Sandrine Couray Targe, Anne-Florence Myar-Dury, Muriel Doret-Dion, Mona Massoud, Elsa Masson, Emilie Bard, Gregory Queromes, Phillipe Vanhems, Olivier Claris, Marine Butin, Florence Ader, Sylvie Bin, Alexandre Gaymard, Florence Morfin, Yves Gillet, and Lyon, VRS study group in
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International audience; Since the introduction of non-pharmacological interventions to control COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in Europe has been limited. Surveillance data for 17 countries showed delayed RSV epidemics in France (≥ 12 w) and Iceland (≥ 4 w) during the 2020/21 season. RSV cases (predominantly small children) in France and Iceland were older compared with previous seasons. We hypothesise that future RSV epidemic(s) could start outside the usual autumn/winter season and be larger than expected. Year-round surveillance of RSV is of critical importance.
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