Defining the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus around the world: National and subnational surveillance data from 12 countries.
Lisa StaadegaardSaverio CainiSonam WangchukBinay ThapaWalquiria Aparecida Ferreira de AlmeidaFelipe Cotrim de CarvalhoRodrigo A FascePatricia BustosJan KynčlLudmila NovakovaAlfredo Bruno CaicedoDomenica Joseth de Mora ColomaAdam MeijerMariëtte HooiveldQ Sue HuangTim WoodRaquel GuiomarAna Paula RodriguesVernon Jian Ming LeeLi Wei AngCheryl CohenJocelyn MoyesLarrauri AmparoConcepción Delgado-SanzClarisse DemontMathieu BangertMichel DückersJojanneke van SummerenJohn PagetPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2021)
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.