Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in young, hospitalized children in Jordan: a prospective viral surveillance study
This study confirms the persistent and significant burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young, hospitalized children in Jordan. Crucially, our data reveal the normalization of RSV circulation patterns in 2024 following disruptions related to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This finding has important implications for optimizing the timing of preventive interventions, such as monoclonal antibodies and maternal vaccination, particularly in a resource-limited setting where they are costly and limited in availability. By providing these contemporary surveillance data from the Eastern Mediterranean-where sentinel surveillance platforms are lacking-this work has the potential to inform public health strategies directly and emphasizes the critical need for sustained monitoring to guide effective RSV prevention and control efforts.
Authors
- Andrew J. Spieker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-8311)
- Yasmeen Z. Qwaider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-0612)
- Justin Z. Amarin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4484-1077)
- Natasha Halasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-1826)
- Raed Salim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-8452)
- Ahmad Alhajajra
- Tala Khraise
- Haya Hayek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-4392)
- Leigh M. Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-7235)
- Yousef Saleh Khader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-6857)
- Najwa Khuri‐Bulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3456-7374)
- Olla Hamdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-5536)
- James D. Chappell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7382-7864)
- Basim Al-Zoubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8311-4596)
- Ahmad Khader
- Qusai Odeh
- Hadeel Shalabi
Institutions
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Jordan Hospital (JO)
- Hospital de Base (BR)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Spectrum
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01727-25
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00