Dynamics of RSV hospitalization rates in ≤ 2-year-old children between 2020–2023 in Europe
• Distinct patterns of RSV resurgence were observed across five European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an initial decline in incidence of RSV associated hospitalizations in children ≤ 2 years, followed by a rebound in the subsequent seasons, reaching 18.8 per 1,000 child-years (95% CI: 18.0 - 19.7) in 2022-2023.
Authors
- Atul Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1610-0335)
- Simon B. Drysdale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-6557)
- Johannes G. Liese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-4914)
- Chiara Azzari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-1655)
- Daniela Cianci
- Cristina Calvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6503-3423)
- Renato Cutrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7711-5672)
- Louis Bont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-4475)
- Egbert Herting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-879X)
- Joanne Wildenbeest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3661-551X)
- Federico Martinón‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-581X)
- Madelyn Ruggieri
- Ralph Epaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3830-1039)
- Yoonyoung Choi
- Jacques Brouard
Institutions
- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (ES)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Meyer Children's Hospital (IT)
- Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (IT)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck (DE)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil (FR)
- Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (FR)
- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (NL)
- Université de Rouen Normandie (FR)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
- Université de Caen Normandie (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06218-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù