Detection of the Onset of the Epidemic Period of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Japan

• Main Authors: Hidetomi Yamagami (Author), Hirokazu Kimura (Author), Takafumi Hashimoto (Author), Isao Kusakawa (Author), Satoshi Kusuda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in young children worldwide. An annual epidemic of RSV infection generally begins around autumn, reaching a peak at the end of year in Japan, but in 2017 it started in early July and peaked in September. As the...