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Year-Round Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transmission in The Netherlands Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Nationwide Observational and Modeling Study.
- Source :
- Journal of Infectious Diseases; 11/15/2023, Vol. 228 Issue 10, p1394-1399, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221899
- Volume :
- 228
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173587442
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad282