Are we ready to face the next wave of RSV surge after the COVID-19 Omicron pandemic in China?

China had its first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 and second wave of COVID-19 Omicron in 2022. The number of RSV cases decreased sharply in 2020 and 2022. Investigation of the resurge of RSV infections after the first wave of COVID-19 will guide us to take preventive actions before the resurge of RSV inf...

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Published in:Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 2023-12, Vol.13, p.1216536-1216536
Main Authors: Jiang, Wujun, Chen, Sainan, Lv, Meng, Zhang, Zhen, Wang, Zhihui, Shao, Xuejun, Hua, Shenghao, Hao, Chuangli, Wang, Yuqing
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cellular and Infection Microbiology
children
COVID-19 pandemic
intensive care unit
respiratory syncytial virus infection
surveillance
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Summary:China had its first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 and second wave of COVID-19 Omicron in 2022. The number of RSV cases decreased sharply in 2020 and 2022. Investigation of the resurge of RSV infections after the first wave of COVID-19 will guide us to take preventive actions before the resurge of RSV infections after the second wave of COVID-19 Omicron. We analysed epidemiological and clinical data of 59934 patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) from a prospective long-term cohort surveillance programme in Suzhou, China, collected from February 2016 to January 2022. The annual incidence of RSV infection in children aged
ISSN:2235-2988
2235-2988
DOI:10.3389/fcimb.2023.1216536