Exploring the threshold for the start of respiratory syncytial virus infection epidemic season using sentinel surveillance data in Japan

• Main Authors: Takeshi Miyama (Author), Kensaku Kakimoto (Author), Nobuhiro Iritani (Author), Takayuki Nishio (Author), Tomohiko Ukai (Author), Yuka Satsuki (Author), Yasutaka Yamanaka (Author), Yoko Nishida (Author), Ayumi Shintani (Author), Kazushi Motomura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionAn unusual seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Japan is observed in recent years after 2017, becoming challenging to prepare for: a seasonal shift from autumn-winter to summer-autumn in 2017-2019, no major epidemic in 2020, and an unusually high number of cases...