Characteristics of the delayed respiratory syncytial virus epidemic, 2020/2021, Rhône Loire, France.

Authors :: Casalegno JS
Ploin D
Cantais A
Masson E
Bard E
Valette M
Fanget R
Targe SC
Myar-Dury AF
Doret-Dion M
Massoud M
Queromes G
Vanhems P
Claris O
Butin M
Pillet S
Ader F
Bin S
Gaymard A
Lina B
Morfin F
Javouhey E
Gillet Y
Source :: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2021 Jul; Vol. 26 (29).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: The Rhône-Loire metropolitan areas' 2020/21 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic was delayed following the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI), compared with previous seasons. Very severe lower respiratory tract infection incidence among infants ≤ 3 months decreased twofold, the proportion of cases among children aged > 3 months to 5 years increased, and cases among adults > 65 years were markedly reduced. NPI appeared to reduce the RSV burden among at-risk groups, and should be promoted to minimise impact of future RSV outbreaks.

Subjects :: Adult
Child
France epidemiology
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Epidemics
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections prevention & control
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1560-7917
Volume :: 26
Issue :: 29
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 34296674
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.29.2100630

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