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Staadegaard, Lisa
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Caini, Saverio
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Wangchuk, Sonam
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Thapa, Binay
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de Almeida, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira
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de Carvalho, Felipe Cotrim
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Fasce, Rodrigo A
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Bustos, Patricia
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Kyncl, Jan
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Novakova, Ludmila
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Caicedo, Alfredo Bruno
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de Mora Coloma, Domenica Joseth
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Meijer, Adam
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Hooiveld, Mariëtte
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Huang, Q Sue
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Wood, Tim
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Guiomar, Raquel
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Rodrigues, Ana Paula
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Lee, Vernon Jian Ming
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Ang, Li Wei
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Cohen, Cheryl
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Moyes, Jocelyn
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Larrauri, Amparo
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Delgado-Sanz, Concepcion
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Demont, Clarisse
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Bangert, Mathieu
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Dückers, Michel
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van Summeren, Jojanneke
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Paget, John
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2021-11
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are one of the leading causes of lower respiratory tract infections and have a major burden on society. For prevention and control to be deployed effectively, an improved understanding of the seasonality of RSV is necessary. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to contribute to a better understanding of RSV seasonality by examining the GERi multi-country surveillance dataset. Methods: RSV seasons were included in the analysis if they contained ≥100 cases. Seasonality was determined using the "average annual percentage" method. Analyses were performed at a subnational level for the United States and Brazil. Results: We included 601 425 RSV cases from 12 countries. Most temperate countries experienced RSV epidemics in the winter, with a median duration of 10-21 weeks. Not all epidemics fit this pattern in a consistent manner, with some occurring later or in an irregular manner. More variation in timing was observed in (sub)tropical countries, and we found substantial differences in seasonality at a subnational level. No association was found between the timing of the epidemic and the dominant RSV subtype. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that geographical location or climatic characteristics cannot be used as a definitive predictor for the timing of RSV epidemics and highlight the need for (sub)national data collection and analysis.
Influenza Other Respi Viruses. 2021 Nov;15(6):732-741
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/14222
34255934
10.1111/irv.12885
1750-2659
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Epidemiology
Respiratory syncytial virus
Seasonality
Surveillance
Defining the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus around the world: National and subnational surveillance data from 12 countries