Respiratory syncytial virus outbreaks are predicted after the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 31. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2021.312. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on COVID-19 can impact current and future dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus infections (RSV). In Tokyo, RSV activity declined by 97.9% (95%CI: 94.8% - 99.2%) during NPIs. A longer period of NPIs could expand susceptible populations, enhancing the potential for larger RSV outbreaks after NPIs ends.PMID:34470964 | DOI:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2021.312

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - September 2, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lina Madaniyazi Xerxes Seposo Chris Fook Sheng Ng Aurelio Tobias Michiko Toizumi Hiroyuki Moriuchi Lay-Myint Yoshida Masahiro Hashizume Source Type: research