RSV Epidemiology in Australia Before and During COVID-19
Gemma Saravanos, Nan Hu, Nusrat Homaira, David Muscatello, Adam Jaffé, Adam Bartlett, Nicholas Wood, William D. Rawlinson, Alison Kesson, Raghu Lingam, Philip N Britton
Abstract
COVID-19 public health measures altered respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemiology. We examined age-stratified trends in RSV-related disease in Australian children in 2020 compared with previous years.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Epidemiology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsVirologyPandemicMEDLINEInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePolitical scienceLawRespiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and VectorsViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology