Seasonality and severity of respiratory syncytial virus acute respiratory infection seasons in Colombia, 2013 to 2019.
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https://doi.org/10.33610/01229907.2021v3n1a4Keywords:
Respiratory syncytial virus, Public health surveillance, Communicable disease, Respiratory Tract Infections, Infections of the Respiratory SystemAbstract
Introduction: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the main causal agent of respiratory infections in children; in countries with tempe- rate climates, long seasons of viral circulation can occur with high rates of hospitalization in children. The aim of this study was to describe the seasonality and behavior of acute respiratory infection (ARI) related to respiratory syncytial virus in Colombia between 2013 and 2019, using indicators of transmissibility, seve- rity and impact.
Materials y methods: Retrospective descripti- ve study. Transmissibility, severity and impact indicators of RSV circulation seasons in Colom- bia between 2013 and 2018 were analyzed. Seasonality was established, intensity thres- holds were calculated using the moving epide- mic mean (MEM) method and the WHO baseli- ne method.
Results: The behavior of RSV in Colombia presents two epidemic curves, exceeding the seasonal threshold from epidemiological week 06 to 30; the highest intensity is concentrated between March and June. 2015 was the year with the highest circulation with 2 374 positive cases. The highest transmissibility was repor- ted in 2015 and 2016 with 19 915 consulta- tions in children under 5 years of age; severity was low in three of the seven years studied. In five of the seven years, the impact was in the low category, with an annual average of 537 deaths in children under 5 years of age.
Conclusions: The seasonality of RSV coinci- ded with the country's first rainy period between April and June, with a second peak between October and November; indicators of transmissibility, severity and impact were low.
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