The Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in New York City during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic Compared with Previous Years

Katia C Halabi; Lisa Saiman; Philip Zachariah

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.057

The Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in New York City during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic Compared with Previous Years

J Pediatr. 2022 Mar:242:242-244.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.057. Epub 2021 Oct 30.

Authors

Katia C Halabi¹, Lisa Saiman², Philip Zachariah³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.
² Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Fewer respiratory syncytial virus infections were observed in 2020-2021 with interseasonal resurgence. Children were more likely to have severe disease with less known risk factors in comparison with controls from 2018-2019. The overall codetection rates were similar, but with higher parainfluenza, rhinovirus/enterovirus, and lower influenza proportions compared with previous seasons.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19 / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Infant
New York City / epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human*
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Seasons