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Abstract

Following low incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, we noted a resurgence in hospitalised children in spring/summer 2021 following relaxation of public health measures. We compared this outbreak to previous autumn/winter seasons. We found higher weekly case numbers and incidence rates, more cases from urban neighbourhoods with lower socioeconomic status, and similar clinical presentation and severity. Public health implications include the re-evaluation of palivizumab administration and the need for surge capacity planning.

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Delayed respiratory syncytial virus epidemic in children after relaxation of COVID-19 physical distancing measures, Ashdod, Israel, 2021
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Moran+Weinberger+Opek&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Weinberger Opek Moran</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Yonatan+Yeshayahu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Yeshayahu Yonatan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Aharona+Glatman-Freedman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Glatman-Freedman Aharona</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Zalman+Kaufman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kaufman Zalman</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nadav+Sorek&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sorek Nadav</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tal+Brosh-Nissimov&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Brosh-Nissimov Tal</a></span>. Delayed respiratory syncytial virus epidemic in children after relaxation of COVID-19 physical distancing measures, Ashdod, Israel, 2021. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2021;26(29):pii=2100706. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.29.2100706" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.29.2100706</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 14 Jul 2021;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 22 Jul 2021 </span> </p>
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