The surge of RSV and other respiratory viruses among children during the second COVID-19 pandemic winter season

A Riepl, L Straßmayr, P Voitl, P Ehlmaier… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The non-pharmaceutical measures in the first Covid-19 winter season
significantly impacted respiratory pathogens such as RSV, influenza, or metapneumovirus …

Changes in hospitalizations and emergency department respiratory viral diagnosis trends before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

S Habbous, S Hota, VG Allen, M Henry, E Hellsten - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Population-level surveillance systems have demonstrated reduced transmission
of non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we …

Re-emergence of HMPV in Gwangju, South Korea, after the COVID-19 pandemic

SJ Cho, SH Kim, H Lee, YU Lee, J Mun, S Park, J Park… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
The non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have
affected the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses. In South Korea, Human …

Development of a duplex real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection and identification of two subgroups of human metapneumovirus in a single tube

S Sugimoto, M Kawase, R Suwa, M Kakizaki… - Journal of Virological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common cause of respiratory infections in children.
Many genetic diagnostic assays have been developed, but most detect hMPV regardless of …

Resurgence of human metapneumovirus infection and influenza after three seasons of inactivity in the post‐COVID‐19 era in Hokkaido, Japan, 2022–2023

Y Fukuda, A Togashi, S Hirakawa… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak in February 2020, incidences
of various infectious diseases decreased notably in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. However …

Epidemiological surveillance of respiratory pathogens in wastewater in Belgium

A Rector, M Bloemen, M Thijssen, B Pussig… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Detailed information on the circulation of respiratory viruses in the community is
crucial to gain better understanding of the burden of respiratory infections on society …

A surge in human metapneumovirus paediatric respiratory admissions in Western Australia following the reduction of SARS‐CoV‐2 non‐pharmaceutical interventions

DA Foley, DK Yeoh, CA Minney‐Smith… - … of Paediatrics and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Western Australian laboratory data demonstrated a decrease in human
metapneumovirus (hMPV) detections through 2020 associated with SARS‐CoV‐2‐related …

The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on community non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections in preschool children

B Klee, S Diexer, J Horn, S Langer, M Wende, D Ortiz… - BMC pediatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the pandemic were mainly
studied for severe outcomes. Among children, most of the burden of respiratory infections is …

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hospitalized human metapneumovirus patients in Israel, 2015–2021: A retrospective cohort study

M Jurkowicz, H Cohen, I Nemet, N Keller… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of human
metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection among hospitalized patients with acute respiratory …

Current status and reflections on the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory tract infections in children in the COVID‐19 pandemic and post‐COVID‐19 era

Y Tang, L Ren, E Liu - Pediatric Discovery, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common and frequently occurring diseases in
children, posing a significant health threat to children worldwide. Viruses are the most …