Respiratory Syncytial Virus Varies Widely In Season Onsets And Offsets

Investigators are reporting dramatic variability in seasonal onset and offset of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outside of presumptive outbreak periods and vicinities. The findings, based on three-year data from a novel RSV surveillance program known as RSV AlertTM, were released at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on October 7th, 2007