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. 2022 Mar;57(3):770-771.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.25802. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

The return of RSV during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fernando Ferrero  1 , Maria F Ossorio  1 , Maria J Rial  1
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The return of RSV during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fernando Ferrero et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations practically disappeared in 2020. Now, with Southern Hemisphere 2021 winter behind us, RSV has returned. Despite it is difficult to weigh the impact of pandemic mitigation measures on common respiratory virus circulation, it appears that acute respiratory infections in children are returning to their usual epidemiology.

Keywords: COVID-19; bronchiolitis; human; respiratory syncytial virus.

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