Wastewater-based surveillance identifies start to the pediatric respiratory syncytial virus season in two cities in Ontario, Canada

Wastewater-based surveillance identifies start to the pediatric respiratory syncytial virus season in two cities in Ontario, Canada

IntroductionDetection of community respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections informs the timing of immunoprophylaxis programs and hospital preparedness for surging pediatric volumes. In many jurisdictions, this relies upon RSV clinical test positivity and hospitalization (RSVH) trends, which are...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Mercier, Lakshmi Pisharody, Fiona Guy, Shen Wan, Nada Hegazy, Patrick M. D’Aoust, Md Pervez Kabir, Tram Bich Nguyen, Walaa Eid, Bart Harvey, Erin Rodenburg, Candy Rutherford, Alex E. Mackenzie, Jacqueline Willmore, Charles Hui, Bosco Paes, Robert Delatolla, Nisha Thampi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus
wastewater-based surveillance
pediatric hospitalization
community incidence
season start date
active immunization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1261165/full

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