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Since the introduction of non-pharmacological interventions to control COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in Europe has been limited. Surveillance data for 17 countries showed delayed RSV epidemics in France (≥ 12 w) and Iceland (≥ 4 w) during the 2020/21 season. RSV cases (predominantly small children) in France and Iceland were older compared with previous seasons. We hypothesise that future RSV epidemic(s) could start outside the usual autumn/winter season and be larger than expected. Year-round surveillance of RSV is of critical importance.

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Low levels of respiratory syncytial virus activity in Europe during the 2020/21 season: what can we expect in the coming summer and autumn/winter?
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Jojanneke+van+Summeren&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Summeren Jojanneke</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Adam+Meijer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Meijer Adam</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gu%C3%B0r%C3%BAn+Aspelund&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Aspelund Guðrún</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jean+Sebastien+Casalegno&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Casalegno Jean Sebastien</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gu%C3%B0r%C3%BAn+Erna&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Erna Guðrún</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Uy+Hoang&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hoang Uy</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bruno+Lina&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lina Bruno</a>, <a href="/search?value1=VRS+study+group+in+Lyon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">VRS study group in Lyon</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Simon+de+Lusignan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">de Lusignan Simon</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anne+C.+Teirlinck&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Teirlinck Anne C.</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Valt%C3%BDr+Thors&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Thors Valtýr</a>, <a href="/search?value1=John+Paget&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Paget John</a></span>. Low levels of respiratory syncytial virus activity in Europe during the 2020/21 season: what can we expect in the coming summer and autumn/winter?. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2021;26(29):pii=2100639. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.29.2100639" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.29.2100639</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 30 Jun 2021;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 21 Jun 2021 </span> </p>
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