Assessing the Full Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Young Infants in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Importance of Community Mortality Studies

Abstract The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) mortality surveillance studies in several low- and middle-income countries to address the striking gap in community mortality burden data from these geographies. The compelling findings generated from these...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-09, Vol.73 (Supplement_3), p.S177-S179
Main Authors: Srikantiah, Padmini, Vora, Prachi, Klugman, Keith P
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) mortality surveillance studies in several low- and middle-income countries to address the striking gap in community mortality burden data from these geographies. The compelling findings generated from these studies reveal a high unmeasured burden of community RSV mortality, particularly among infants aged
ISSN:1058-4838
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DOI:10.1093/cid/ciab486