Recent trends in hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus after the COVID-19 pandemic and before routine immunization: Seasonality and severity updates from the 2023/2024 season in Tuscany, Italy
Seasonality in 2023/2024 aligned more closely with pre-pandemic patterns, but incidence remained elevated, likely due to immunity debt at the population level. Monitoring RSV epidemiology is essential as new preventive measures, such as nirsevimab and vaccines, are introduced.
Authors
- Marco Del Riccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-0297)
- Elettra Berti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2925-8059)
- Fabio Voller
- Maria Moriondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8371)
- Martina Pacifici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-8248)
- Chiara Azzari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-1655)
- Giorgia Alderotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2752-2138)
- Marina Vignoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7715-8207)
- Francesco Nieddu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-3631)
- Massimo Resti
- Marco Badinella Martini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-6430)
- Vieri Lastrucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0762-6666)
- Diego Giampietro Peroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0234-1373)
- Rosa Gini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6250-877X)
- Guglielmo Bonaccorsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5171-4308)
- Monia Puglia
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Meyer Children's Hospital (IT)
- Ospedale San Donato (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107879
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77
Funders
- Ministero della Salute
- Regione Toscana