Respiratory Syncytial Virus Surveillance System in Japan: Assessment of Recent Trends, 2008–2015

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 250 - 255
• Main Authors: Kanou, Kazuhiko, Arima, Yuzo, Kinoshita, Hitomi, Ito, Hiroaki, Okuno, Hideo, Saito, Naruo, Sunagawa, Tomimasa, Kimura, Hirokazu, Matsui, Tamano, Oishi, Kazunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 2018; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: assessment; Children; Infants; Insurance; Japan; pediatric; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory tract; sentinel surveillance; Surveillance; Trends; Viruses; Japan; assessment; sentinel surveillance; respiratory syncytial virus; Japan; pediatric

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory tract illness in infants and young children. In Japan, surveillance for RSV infection started in 2003 based on approximately 3,000 pediatric sentinel sites. In recent years, RSV notifications have increased, but the interpretati...