Burden and severity of children's hospitalizations by respiratory syncytial virus in Portugal, 2015-2018.

Teresa BandeiraMafalda CarmoHugo LopesCatarina GomesMargarida MartinsCarlos GuzmanMathieu BangertFernanda RodriguesGustavo JanuárioTeresa ToméInês Azevedo

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2022)

RSV is accountable for a substantial number of hospitalizations in children, especially during their first year of life. Hospitalizations are mainly driven by healthy children. The variability of the potential RSV burden across case definitions highlights the need for a universal RSV surveillance system to guide prevention strategies.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
young adults
public health
risk assessment
climate change