Incidence trends and disease burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection from 2014 to 2019 before the COVID‐19 pandemic in Fukushima, Japan
The present study demonstrated that RSV infection was the leading cause of severe LRTIs in children in Fukushima Prefecture, accounting for approximately 30% of all cases. Furthermore, 1.7% of children under the age of 5 required hospitalization, highlighting the significant disease burden of RSV infection in this population.
Authors
- Yohei Kume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2985-1282)
- Koichi Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-7603)
- Kazuhide Suyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-1027)
- Mitsuaki Hosoya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-3625)
- Masatoki Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1739-8700)
Institutions
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- Fukuyama Cardiovascular Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatrics International
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.70208
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35