Early and Intense Epidemic of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Denmark, August to December 2022

Overview

Journal Euro Surveill

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2023 Jan 25

PMID 36695451

Authors

Charlotte Munkstrup

Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt

Hanne-Dorthe Emborg

Karina Lauenborg Moller

Jesper Schak Krog

Ramona Trebbien

Lasse S Vestergaard

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Abstract

In the autumn of 2022, Denmark witnessed the second out-of-season epidemic of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) following widespread societal preventive measures implemented against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during 2020 and 2021. Admissions peaked at twice the level of pre-pandemic seasons. Especially infants below 6 months of age were affected, but also adults over 45 years of age. The current epidemic is dominated by RSV subtype B, unlike the major RSV summer epidemic in 2021 dominated by RSV subtype A.

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