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Seasonality and geographical spread of respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in 15 European countries, 2010 to 2016

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dc.contributor.authorBroberg, Eeva K.
dc.contributor.authorWaris, Matti
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, Kari
dc.contributor.authorSnacken, René
dc.contributor.authorPenttinen, Pasi
dc.contributor.authorEuropean Influenza Surveillance Network
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-22T14:08:30Z
dc.date.available2019-03-22T14:08:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-01
dc.descriptionEuropean Influenza Surveillance Network members from the contributing countries - Portugal: Raquel Guiomar, Paula Cristóvão and Pedro Pechirra (National Influenza Reference Laboratory, Infectious Diseases Department, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Lisbon) and Ana Paula Rodrigues (Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Lisbon).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is considered the most common pathogen causing severe lower respiratory tract infections among infants and young children. We describe the seasonality and geographical spread of RSV infection in 15 countries of the European Union and European Economic Area. We performed a retrospective descriptive study of weekly laboratory-confirmed RSV detections between weeks 40/2010 and 20/2016, in patients investigated for influenza-like illness, acute respiratory infection or following the clinician's judgment. Six countries reported 4,230 sentinel RSV laboratory diagnoses from primary care and 14 countries reported 156,188 non-sentinel laboratory diagnoses from primary care or hospitals. The median length of the RSV season based on sentinel and non-sentinel surveillance was 16 (range: 9-24) and 18 (range: 8-24) weeks, respectively. The median peak weeks for sentinel and non-sentinel detections were week 4 (range: 48 to 11) and week 4.5 (range: 49 to 17), respectively. RSV detections peaked later (r = 0.56; p = 0.0360) and seasons lasted longer with increasing latitude (r = 0.57; p = 0.0329). Our data demonstrated regular seasonality with moderate correlation between timing of the epidemic and increasing latitude of the country. This study supports the use of RSV diagnostics within influenza or other surveillance systems to monitor RSV seasonality and geographical spread.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationEuro Surveill. 2018 Feb 1;23(5):pii=17-00284. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.5.17-00284pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.5.17-00284pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1560-7917
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6276
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisheruropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control -pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.5.17-00284pt_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.subjectFemalept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillancept_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Syncytial Virus Infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Syncytial Virus, Humanpt_PT
dc.subjectRespiratory Tract Infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectRetrospective Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectSentinel Surveillancept_PT
dc.subjectEpidemicspt_PT
dc.subjectGeographypt_PT
dc.subjectSeasonspt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Respiratóriaspt_PT
dc.titleSeasonality and geographical spread of respiratory syncytial virus epidemics in 15 European countries, 2010 to 2016pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagepii=17-00284pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEurosurveillancept_PT
oaire.citation.volume23pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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