Exploring the threshold for the start of respiratory syncytial virus infection epidemic season using sentinel surveillance data in Japan

Exploring the threshold for the start of respiratory syncytial virus infection epidemic season using sentinel surveillance data in Japan

IntroductionAn unusual seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Japan is observed in recent years after 2017, becoming challenging to prepare for: a seasonal shift from autumn–winter to summer–autumn in 2017–2019, no major epidemic in 2020, and an unusually high number of cases...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Miyama, Kensaku Kakimoto, Nobuhiro Iritani, Takayuki Nishio, Tomohiko Ukai, Yuka Satsuki, Yasutaka Yamanaka, Yoko Nishida, Ayumi Shintani, Kazushi Motomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
epidemic threshold
early epidemic detection
effective reproduction number
epidemiology
Japan
prevention
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1062726/full

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