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Spatial and temporal transmission dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus in New Zealand before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nature communications - 11 Nov 2024
Jelley Lauren, Douglas Jordan, O'Neill Meaghan, Berquist Klarysse, Claasen Ana, Wang Jing, Utekar Srushti, Johnston Helen, Bocacao Judy, Allais Margot, de Ligt Joep, Tan Chor Ee, Seeds Ruth, Wood Tim, Aminisani Nayyereh, Jennings Tineke, Welch David, Turner Nikki, McIntyre Peter, Dowell Tony, Trenholme Adrian, Byrnes Cass, Thomas Paul, Webby Richard, French Nigel, Huang Q Sue, Winter David, Geoghegan Jemma L
Abstract excerpt
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute respiratory infection. In 2020, RSV was eliminated from New Zealand due to non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) used to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, in 2021, following a brief quarantine-free travel agreement with Australia, there was a large-scale nationwide outbreak of RSV that led to reported cases more than five-times higher...
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