TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sinnathamby, Mary A.
AU  - Meslé, Margaux M. I.
AU  - Mook, Piers
AU  - Pebody, Richard
AU  - Bino, Silvia
AU  - Hasibra, Iris
AU  - Bakunts, Nune
AU  - Abovyan, Romella
AU  - Khachtryan, Evgenia
AU  - Redlberger‐Fritz, Monika
AU  - Mursalova, Nazifa
AU  - Aliyeva, Firuza
AU  - Vysotskaya, Veronika
AU  - Shmialiova, Natallia
AU  - Karaban, Inna
AU  - Bossuyt, Nathalie
AU  - Barbezange, Cyril
AU  - Musa, Sanja
AU  - Vukmir, Nina Rodić
AU  - Ljubović, Amela Dedeić
AU  - Baštinac, Dijana
AU  - Vladimirov, Nadezhda
AU  - Korsun, Neli
AU  - Trifonova, Ivelina
AU  - Tabain, Irena
AU  - Petrović, Goranka
AU  - Karagiannis, Christos
AU  - Haralambous, Christos
AU  - Jirincova, Helena
AU  - Kyncl, Jan
AU  - Trebbien, Ramona
AU  - Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte
AU  - Sadikova, Olga
AU  - Eero, Irina
AU  - Metsoja, Eliisa
AU  - Ikonen, Niina
AU  - Lyytikäinen, Outi
AU  - Nohynek, Hanna
AU  - Fournier, Lucie
AU  - Guerrisi, Caroline
AU  - Valette, Martine
AU  - Machablishvili, Ani
AU  - Buda, Silke
AU  - Dürrwald, Ralf
AU  - Gioula, Georgia
AU  - Mary, Emmanouil
AU  - Mellou, Kassiani
AU  - Rózsa, Mónika
AU  - Molnár, Zsuzsanna
AU  - Armannsdottir, Brynja
AU  - Aspelund, Guðrún
AU  - O’Donnell, Joan
AU  - Domegan, Lisa
AU  - Connell, Jeff
AU  - Mandelboim, Michal
AU  - Glatman‐Freedman, Aharona
AU  - Puzelli, Simona
AU  - Palamara, Anna Teresa
AU  - Maraglino, Francesco
AU  - Smagulova, Smagulova Meiramgul Kanapiyanovna
AU  - Userbayev, Aidar Sharipkhanuly
AU  - Kalaveshi, Ariana
AU  - Jakupi, Xhevat
AU  - Gunga, Zana Kaçaniku
AU  - Otorbaeva, D. S
AU  - Abdyldaeva, S. Zh
AU  - Esengeldiev, G. M
AU  - Vasiļevska, Darja
AU  - Tomašūna, Kate Karolīna
AU  - Savicka, Oksana
AU  - Gargasiene, Greta
AU  - Muralyte, Svajune
AU  - Nguyen, Trung‐Nguyen
AU  - Mossong, Joel
AU  - Abdelrahman, Tamir T.
AU  - Melillo, Tanya
AU  - Zahra, Graziella
AU  - Melillo, Jackie
AU  - Rakocevic, Bozidarka
AU  - Zekovic, Zeljka
AU  - Medenica, Sanja
AU  - de Lange, Marit
AU  - Meijer, Adam
AU  - Kochinski, Dragan
AU  - Boshevska, Golubinka
AU  - Paulsen, Trinehessevik
AU  - Bragstad, Karoline
AU  - Brydak, Lidia B.
AU  - Hallmann, Ewelina
AU  - Szymański, Karol
AU  - Rodrigues, Ana Paula
AU  - Verdasca, Nuno
AU  - Guiomar, Raquel
AU  - Druc, Alina
AU  - Apostol, Mariana
AU  - Popescu, Rodica
AU  - Popovici, Odette
AU  - Lazar, Mihaela
AU  - Komissarov, Andrey B.
AU  - Fadeev, Artem
AU  - Stolyarov, Kirill
AU  - Protic, Jelena
AU  - Avdičová, Mária
AU  - Mečochová, Adriana
AU  - Staroňová, Edita
AU  - Sočan, Maja
AU  - Prosenc, Katarina
AU  - Berginc, Nataša
AU  - Larrauri, Amparo
AU  - Mazagatos, Clara
AU  - Pozo, Francisco
AU  - Appelqvist, Emma
AU  - Carnahan, AnnaSara
AU  - Cabecinhas, Ana Rita Goncalves
AU  - Spedaliero, Tania
AU  - Jafarov, Navaruz
AU  - Safarova, Tamanno
AU  - Barotova, Barno
AU  - Kovalchuk, Tatyana
AU  - Altas, Ayse Basak
AU  - Avci, Emine
AU  - Ozdemir, Betul
AU  - Ovliyakulova, Gurbangul
AU  - Dykhanovska, Tetiana
AU  - Demchyshyna, Iryna
AU  - Koshako, Oksana
AU  - Watson, Conall
AU  - Zambon, Maria
AU  - Lakhani, Anissa
AU  - Shepherd, Samantha
AU  - Bradley, Declan T.
AU  - Curran, Tanya
AU  - Moore, Catherine
AU  - Cottrell, Simon
AU  - Kudasheva, Lyudmila
AU  - Djemileva, Sultan
AU  - Pleshkov, Boris
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11081882/
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/881
AB  - Background: The emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2 in late 2019 saw the implementation of public health and social measures (PHSM) by countries across Europe to reduce its transmission and impact on populations. Consequently, countries reported changes in influenza circulation and extensive disruptions to routine surveillance systems.MethodsWe describe the epidemiology of influenza in Europe between Weeks 40/2020 and 39/2022 compared to the 2016/17 to 2019/20 seasons, to assess the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and PHSM on surveillance systems and influenza circulation.ResultsLow detections of influenza were observed through primary care sentinel sources during seasonal influenza periods (Week 40 to 20); 56 (of 39,457 specimens tested; < 1% positivity) in 2020/21 and 7261 (of 64,153 specimens tested; 11% positivity) detections in 2021/22 were observed, compared to an average of 18,383 (of 50,544 specimens tested; 36% positivity) detections in 2016/17 to 2019/20. Similarly, 11 (of 19,989 specimens tested; < 1% positivity) and 1488 (of 23,636 specimens tested; 6% positivity) detections were reported through SARI surveillance sources in 2020/21 and 2021/22, respectively, compared to an average of 2850 (of 10,389 specimens tested; 27% positivity) detections in 2016/17 to 2019/20. However, the 2021/22 interseasonal period saw unusual increases in influenza detections across surveillance site types when PHSM were easing.ConclusionIn conclusion, findings suggest that the restriction and easing of PHSM measures were associated with variations in influenza detections. Our observations of out‐of‐season influenza activity highlight the importance of an integrated respiratory surveillance strategy to monitor circulating respiratory viruses throughout the year to inform optimal prevention and control strategies.
PB  - Wiley
T2  - Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
T1  - Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Influenza Circulation During the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Seasons, in Europe
IS  - 5
SP  - e13297
VL  - 18
DO  - 10.1111/irv.13297
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Sinnathamby, Mary A. and Meslé, Margaux M. I. and Mook, Piers and Pebody, Richard and Bino, Silvia and Hasibra, Iris and Bakunts, Nune and Abovyan, Romella and Khachtryan, Evgenia and Redlberger‐Fritz, Monika and Mursalova, Nazifa and Aliyeva, Firuza and Vysotskaya, Veronika and Shmialiova, Natallia and Karaban, Inna and Bossuyt, Nathalie and Barbezange, Cyril and Musa, Sanja and Vukmir, Nina Rodić and Ljubović, Amela Dedeić and Baštinac, Dijana and Vladimirov, Nadezhda and Korsun, Neli and Trifonova, Ivelina and Tabain, Irena and Petrović, Goranka and Karagiannis, Christos and Haralambous, Christos and Jirincova, Helena and Kyncl, Jan and Trebbien, Ramona and Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte and Sadikova, Olga and Eero, Irina and Metsoja, Eliisa and Ikonen, Niina and Lyytikäinen, Outi and Nohynek, Hanna and Fournier, Lucie and Guerrisi, Caroline and Valette, Martine and Machablishvili, Ani and Buda, Silke and Dürrwald, Ralf and Gioula, Georgia and Mary, Emmanouil and Mellou, Kassiani and Rózsa, Mónika and Molnár, Zsuzsanna and Armannsdottir, Brynja and Aspelund, Guðrún and O’Donnell, Joan and Domegan, Lisa and Connell, Jeff and Mandelboim, Michal and Glatman‐Freedman, Aharona and Puzelli, Simona and Palamara, Anna Teresa and Maraglino, Francesco and Smagulova, Smagulova Meiramgul Kanapiyanovna and Userbayev, Aidar Sharipkhanuly and Kalaveshi, Ariana and Jakupi, Xhevat and Gunga, Zana Kaçaniku and Otorbaeva, D. S and Abdyldaeva, S. Zh and Esengeldiev, G. M and Vasiļevska, Darja and Tomašūna, Kate Karolīna and Savicka, Oksana and Gargasiene, Greta and Muralyte, Svajune and Nguyen, Trung‐Nguyen and Mossong, Joel and Abdelrahman, Tamir T. and Melillo, Tanya and Zahra, Graziella and Melillo, Jackie and Rakocevic, Bozidarka and Zekovic, Zeljka and Medenica, Sanja and de Lange, Marit and Meijer, Adam and Kochinski, Dragan and Boshevska, Golubinka and Paulsen, Trinehessevik and Bragstad, Karoline and Brydak, Lidia B. and Hallmann, Ewelina and Szymański, Karol and Rodrigues, Ana Paula and Verdasca, Nuno and Guiomar, Raquel and Druc, Alina and Apostol, Mariana and Popescu, Rodica and Popovici, Odette and Lazar, Mihaela and Komissarov, Andrey B. and Fadeev, Artem and Stolyarov, Kirill and Protic, Jelena and Avdičová, Mária and Mečochová, Adriana and Staroňová, Edita and Sočan, Maja and Prosenc, Katarina and Berginc, Nataša and Larrauri, Amparo and Mazagatos, Clara and Pozo, Francisco and Appelqvist, Emma and Carnahan, AnnaSara and Cabecinhas, Ana Rita Goncalves and Spedaliero, Tania and Jafarov, Navaruz and Safarova, Tamanno and Barotova, Barno and Kovalchuk, Tatyana and Altas, Ayse Basak and Avci, Emine and Ozdemir, Betul and Ovliyakulova, Gurbangul and Dykhanovska, Tetiana and Demchyshyna, Iryna and Koshako, Oksana and Watson, Conall and Zambon, Maria and Lakhani, Anissa and Shepherd, Samantha and Bradley, Declan T. and Curran, Tanya and Moore, Catherine and Cottrell, Simon and Kudasheva, Lyudmila and Djemileva, Sultan and Pleshkov, Boris",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Background: The emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2 in late 2019 saw the implementation of public health and social measures (PHSM) by countries across Europe to reduce its transmission and impact on populations. Consequently, countries reported changes in influenza circulation and extensive disruptions to routine surveillance systems.MethodsWe describe the epidemiology of influenza in Europe between Weeks 40/2020 and 39/2022 compared to the 2016/17 to 2019/20 seasons, to assess the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and PHSM on surveillance systems and influenza circulation.ResultsLow detections of influenza were observed through primary care sentinel sources during seasonal influenza periods (Week 40 to 20); 56 (of 39,457 specimens tested; < 1% positivity) in 2020/21 and 7261 (of 64,153 specimens tested; 11% positivity) detections in 2021/22 were observed, compared to an average of 18,383 (of 50,544 specimens tested; 36% positivity) detections in 2016/17 to 2019/20. Similarly, 11 (of 19,989 specimens tested; < 1% positivity) and 1488 (of 23,636 specimens tested; 6% positivity) detections were reported through SARI surveillance sources in 2020/21 and 2021/22, respectively, compared to an average of 2850 (of 10,389 specimens tested; 27% positivity) detections in 2016/17 to 2019/20. However, the 2021/22 interseasonal period saw unusual increases in influenza detections across surveillance site types when PHSM were easing.ConclusionIn conclusion, findings suggest that the restriction and easing of PHSM measures were associated with variations in influenza detections. Our observations of out‐of‐season influenza activity highlight the importance of an integrated respiratory surveillance strategy to monitor circulating respiratory viruses throughout the year to inform optimal prevention and control strategies.",
publisher = "Wiley",
journal = "Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses",
title = "Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Influenza Circulation During the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Seasons, in Europe",
number = "5",
pages = "e13297",
volume = "18",
doi = "10.1111/irv.13297"
}

Sinnathamby, Mary A., Meslé, Margaux M. I., Mook, P., Pebody, R., Bino, S., Hasibra, I., Bakunts, N., Abovyan, R., Khachtryan, E., Redlberger‐Fritz, M., Mursalova, N., Aliyeva, F., Vysotskaya, V., Shmialiova, N., Karaban, I., Bossuyt, N., Barbezange, C., Musa, S., Vukmir, N. R., Ljubović, A. D., Baštinac, D., Vladimirov, N., Korsun, N., Trifonova, I., Tabain, I., Petrović, G., Karagiannis, C., Haralambous, C., Jirincova, H., Kyncl, J., Trebbien, R., Vestergaard, L. S., Sadikova, O., Eero, I., Metsoja, E., Ikonen, N., Lyytikäinen, O., Nohynek, H., Fournier, L., Guerrisi, C., Valette, M., Machablishvili, A., Buda, S., Dürrwald, R., Gioula, G., Mary, E., Mellou, K., Rózsa, M., Molnár, Z., Armannsdottir, B., Aspelund, G., O’Donnell, J., Domegan, L., Connell, J., Mandelboim, M., Glatman‐Freedman, A., Puzelli, S., Palamara, A. T., Maraglino, F., Smagulova, S. M. K., Userbayev, A. S., Kalaveshi, A., Jakupi, X., Gunga, Z. K., Otorbaeva, D. S., Abdyldaeva, S. Z., Esengeldiev, G. M., Vasiļevska, D., Tomašūna, K. K., Savicka, O., Gargasiene, G., Muralyte, S., Nguyen, T., Mossong, J., Abdelrahman, T. T., Melillo, T., Zahra, G., Melillo, J., Rakocevic, B., Zekovic, Z., Medenica, S., de Lange, M., Meijer, A., Kochinski, D., Boshevska, G., Paulsen, T., Bragstad, K., Brydak, L. B., Hallmann, E., Szymański, K., Rodrigues, A. P., Verdasca, N., Guiomar, R., Druc, A., Apostol, M., Popescu, R., Popovici, O., Lazar, M., Komissarov, A. B., Fadeev, A., Stolyarov, K., Protic, J., Avdičová, M., Mečochová, A., Staroňová, E., Sočan, M., Prosenc, K., Berginc, N., Larrauri, A., Mazagatos, C., Pozo, F., Appelqvist, E., Carnahan, A., Cabecinhas, A. R. G., Spedaliero, T., Jafarov, N., Safarova, T., Barotova, B., Kovalchuk, T., Altas, A. B., Avci, E., Ozdemir, B., Ovliyakulova, G., Dykhanovska, T., Demchyshyna, I., Koshako, O., Watson, C., Zambon, M., Lakhani, A., Shepherd, S., Bradley, D. T., Curran, T., Moore, C., Cottrell, S., Kudasheva, L., Djemileva, S.,& Pleshkov, B.. (2024). Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Influenza Circulation During the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Seasons, in Europe. in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Wiley., 18(5), e13297.
https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13297

Sinnathamby M, Meslé M, Mook P, Pebody R, Bino S, Hasibra I, Bakunts N, Abovyan R, Khachtryan E, Redlberger‐Fritz M, Mursalova N, Aliyeva F, Vysotskaya V, Shmialiova N, Karaban I, Bossuyt N, Barbezange C, Musa S, Vukmir NR, Ljubović AD, Baštinac D, Vladimirov N, Korsun N, Trifonova I, Tabain I, Petrović G, Karagiannis C, Haralambous C, Jirincova H, Kyncl J, Trebbien R, Vestergaard LS, Sadikova O, Eero I, Metsoja E, Ikonen N, Lyytikäinen O, Nohynek H, Fournier L, Guerrisi C, Valette M, Machablishvili A, Buda S, Dürrwald R, Gioula G, Mary E, Mellou K, Rózsa M, Molnár Z, Armannsdottir B, Aspelund G, O’Donnell J, Domegan L, Connell J, Mandelboim M, Glatman‐Freedman A, Puzelli S, Palamara AT, Maraglino F, Smagulova SMK, Userbayev AS, Kalaveshi A, Jakupi X, Gunga ZK, Otorbaeva DS, Abdyldaeva SZ, Esengeldiev GM, Vasiļevska D, Tomašūna KK, Savicka O, Gargasiene G, Muralyte S, Nguyen T, Mossong J, Abdelrahman TT, Melillo T, Zahra G, Melillo J, Rakocevic B, Zekovic Z, Medenica S, de Lange M, Meijer A, Kochinski D, Boshevska G, Paulsen T, Bragstad K, Brydak LB, Hallmann E, Szymański K, Rodrigues AP, Verdasca N, Guiomar R, Druc A, Apostol M, Popescu R, Popovici O, Lazar M, Komissarov AB, Fadeev A, Stolyarov K, Protic J, Avdičová M, Mečochová A, Staroňová E, Sočan M, Prosenc K, Berginc N, Larrauri A, Mazagatos C, Pozo F, Appelqvist E, Carnahan A, Cabecinhas ARG, Spedaliero T, Jafarov N, Safarova T, Barotova B, Kovalchuk T, Altas AB, Avci E, Ozdemir B, Ovliyakulova G, Dykhanovska T, Demchyshyna I, Koshako O, Watson C, Zambon M, Lakhani A, Shepherd S, Bradley DT, Curran T, Moore C, Cottrell S, Kudasheva L, Djemileva S, Pleshkov B. Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Influenza Circulation During the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Seasons, in Europe. in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2024;18(5):e13297.
doi:10.1111/irv.13297 .

Sinnathamby, Mary A., Meslé, Margaux M. I., Mook, Piers, Pebody, Richard, Bino, Silvia, Hasibra, Iris, Bakunts, Nune, Abovyan, Romella, Khachtryan, Evgenia, Redlberger‐Fritz, Monika, Mursalova, Nazifa, Aliyeva, Firuza, Vysotskaya, Veronika, Shmialiova, Natallia, Karaban, Inna, Bossuyt, Nathalie, Barbezange, Cyril, Musa, Sanja, Vukmir, Nina Rodić, Ljubović, Amela Dedeić, Baštinac, Dijana, Vladimirov, Nadezhda, Korsun, Neli, Trifonova, Ivelina, Tabain, Irena, Petrović, Goranka, Karagiannis, Christos, Haralambous, Christos, Jirincova, Helena, Kyncl, Jan, Trebbien, Ramona, Vestergaard, Lasse Skafte, Sadikova, Olga, Eero, Irina, Metsoja, Eliisa, Ikonen, Niina, Lyytikäinen, Outi, Nohynek, Hanna, Fournier, Lucie, Guerrisi, Caroline, Valette, Martine, Machablishvili, Ani, Buda, Silke, Dürrwald, Ralf, Gioula, Georgia, Mary, Emmanouil, Mellou, Kassiani, Rózsa, Mónika, Molnár, Zsuzsanna, Armannsdottir, Brynja, Aspelund, Guðrún, O’Donnell, Joan, Domegan, Lisa, Connell, Jeff, Mandelboim, Michal, Glatman‐Freedman, Aharona, Puzelli, Simona, Palamara, Anna Teresa, Maraglino, Francesco, Smagulova, Smagulova Meiramgul Kanapiyanovna, Userbayev, Aidar Sharipkhanuly, Kalaveshi, Ariana, Jakupi, Xhevat, Gunga, Zana Kaçaniku, Otorbaeva, D. S, Abdyldaeva, S. Zh, Esengeldiev, G. M, Vasiļevska, Darja, Tomašūna, Kate Karolīna, Savicka, Oksana, Gargasiene, Greta, Muralyte, Svajune, Nguyen, Trung‐Nguyen, Mossong, Joel, Abdelrahman, Tamir T., Melillo, Tanya, Zahra, Graziella, Melillo, Jackie, Rakocevic, Bozidarka, Zekovic, Zeljka, Medenica, Sanja, de Lange, Marit, Meijer, Adam, Kochinski, Dragan, Boshevska, Golubinka, Paulsen, Trinehessevik, Bragstad, Karoline, Brydak, Lidia B., Hallmann, Ewelina, Szymański, Karol, Rodrigues, Ana Paula, Verdasca, Nuno, Guiomar, Raquel, Druc, Alina, Apostol, Mariana, Popescu, Rodica, Popovici, Odette, Lazar, Mihaela, Komissarov, Andrey B., Fadeev, Artem, Stolyarov, Kirill, Protic, Jelena, Avdičová, Mária, Mečochová, Adriana, Staroňová, Edita, Sočan, Maja, Prosenc, Katarina, Berginc, Nataša, Larrauri, Amparo, Mazagatos, Clara, Pozo, Francisco, Appelqvist, Emma, Carnahan, AnnaSara, Cabecinhas, Ana Rita Goncalves, Spedaliero, Tania, Jafarov, Navaruz, Safarova, Tamanno, Barotova, Barno, Kovalchuk, Tatyana, Altas, Ayse Basak, Avci, Emine, Ozdemir, Betul, Ovliyakulova, Gurbangul, Dykhanovska, Tetiana, Demchyshyna, Iryna, Koshako, Oksana, Watson, Conall, Zambon, Maria, Lakhani, Anissa, Shepherd, Samantha, Bradley, Declan T., Curran, Tanya, Moore, Catherine, Cottrell, Simon, Kudasheva, Lyudmila, Djemileva, Sultan, Pleshkov, Boris, "Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Influenza Circulation During the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Seasons, in Europe" in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 18, no. 5 (2024):e13297,
https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13297 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Meslé, Margaux M. I.
AU  - Sinnathamby, Mary
AU  - Mook, Piers
AU  - Pebody, Richard
AU  - Protić, Jelena
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/846
AB  - Background The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in early 2020 and subsequent implementation of public health and social measures (PHSM) disrupted the epidemiology of respiratory viruses. This work describes the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) observed during two winter seasons (weeks 40–20) and inter-seasonal periods (weeks 21–39) during the pandemic between October 2020 and September 2022. Methods Using data submitted to The European Surveillance System (TESSy) by countries or territories in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region between weeks 40/2020 and 39/2022, we aggregated country-specific weekly RSV counts of sentinel, non-sentinel and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance specimens and calculated percentage positivity. Results for both 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons and inter-seasons were compared with pre-pandemic 2016/17 to 2019/20 seasons and inter-seasons. Results Although more specimens were tested than in pre-COVID-19 pandemic seasons, very few RSV detections were reported during the 2020/21 season in all surveillance systems. During the 2021 inter-season, a gradual increase in detections was observed in all systems. In 2021/22, all systems saw early peaks of RSV infection, and during the 2022 inter-seasonal period, patterns of detections were closer to those seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion RSV surveillance continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with an initial reduction in transmission, followed by very high and out-of-season RSV circulation (summer 2021) and then an early start of the 2021/22 season. As of the 2022/23 season, RSV circulation had not yet normalised.
PB  - Wiley
T2  - Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
T1  - Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022
IS  - 11
SP  - e13219
VL  - 17
DO  - 10.1111/irv.13219
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Meslé, Margaux M. I. and Sinnathamby, Mary and Mook, Piers and Pebody, Richard and Protić, Jelena",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Background The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in early 2020 and subsequent implementation of public health and social measures (PHSM) disrupted the epidemiology of respiratory viruses. This work describes the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) observed during two winter seasons (weeks 40–20) and inter-seasonal periods (weeks 21–39) during the pandemic between October 2020 and September 2022. Methods Using data submitted to The European Surveillance System (TESSy) by countries or territories in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region between weeks 40/2020 and 39/2022, we aggregated country-specific weekly RSV counts of sentinel, non-sentinel and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) surveillance specimens and calculated percentage positivity. Results for both 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons and inter-seasons were compared with pre-pandemic 2016/17 to 2019/20 seasons and inter-seasons. Results Although more specimens were tested than in pre-COVID-19 pandemic seasons, very few RSV detections were reported during the 2020/21 season in all surveillance systems. During the 2021 inter-season, a gradual increase in detections was observed in all systems. In 2021/22, all systems saw early peaks of RSV infection, and during the 2022 inter-seasonal period, patterns of detections were closer to those seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion RSV surveillance continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with an initial reduction in transmission, followed by very high and out-of-season RSV circulation (summer 2021) and then an early start of the 2021/22 season. As of the 2022/23 season, RSV circulation had not yet normalised.",
publisher = "Wiley",
journal = "Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses",
title = "Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022",
number = "11",
pages = "e13219",
volume = "17",
doi = "10.1111/irv.13219"
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Meslé, M. M. I., Sinnathamby, M., Mook, P., Pebody, R.,& Protić, J.. (2023). Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022. in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Wiley., 17(11), e13219.
https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13219

Meslé MMI, Sinnathamby M, Mook P, Pebody R, Protić J. Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022. in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 2023;17(11):e13219.
doi:10.1111/irv.13219 .

Meslé, Margaux M. I., Sinnathamby, Mary, Mook, Piers, Pebody, Richard, Protić, Jelena, "Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022" in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 17, no. 11 (2023):e13219,
https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13219 . .