Seasonal Patterns of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Hong Kong: A Preliminary Report

Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Epidemiological Data, Guided Case Management and Outcome in a Pediatric Hospital in Riyadh

“…This is consistent with earlier studies from other tropical and Western countries. [28][29][30] Perhaps the fact that more people remain indoors during this period, resulting in overcrowding, could explain this. 25 The peak season was different in Hong Kong 27 and Bangladesh, 24 possibly because of a different rainy season.…”

Epidemiology and aetiology of acute bronchiolitis in Hong Kong infants

“…The average age was 5 months and the mean duration of hospital stay 5 days (range 2-63 days). The mean interval between the onset of illness and admission was 3 days (range [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Seasonal variation of RSV isolation During the course of the study marked seasonal variation in the rate of RSV isolation was found. There was a clear seasonal periodicity with RSV isolation peaking in summer and disappearing in winter.…”

“…In a previous publication [1] respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was found to be the commonest cause of bronchiolitis in infants and small children in Hong Kong. Contrary to the incidence in Western countries, the infection occurred most commonly during the summer months, showing a strong correlation with rainfall, humidity and temperature.…”

Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection among paediatric inpatients in northern Taiwan

“…RSV epidemics occur yearly during winter and early spring in temperate climates [1,2,4] and during the rainy season in tropical climates [3]. However, there are scant epidemiological data concerning RSV infection in subtropical climates [6]. To provide a rational basis for decisions concerning prophylaxis against RSV, we conducted this retrospective study to assess the epidemiology of RSV infection in northern Taiwan, a subtropical area.…”