Epidemic Outbreak of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection After the end of the Zero-COVID-19 Policy in China: Molecular Characterization and Disease Severity Associated With a Novel RSV-B Clade.

Abstract excerpt

The resurgence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has become a major concern recently. This study aimed to describe the temporal dynamics, genotype variability and disease severity of RSV infection after the end of the Zero-COVID-19 policy in Beijing, China. A total of 905 patients were positive for RSV at National Center for Respiratory Medicine in Beijing from November 2019 to April 2024. Of these, 238...

Topics

• Humans
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
• COVID-19
• Phylogeny
• Adult
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human