Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) notifications and trends in the transmission cycles from infants and young children to older adults in Ireland: an analysis of incidence shifts over a decade.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) notifications and trends in the transmission cycles from infants and young children to older adults in Ireland: an analysis of incidence shifts over a decade.

Publication date: Jan 13, 2026

Understanding the epidemiological shifts of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is essential to inform public health interventions, particularly given its increased burden on healthcare systems post-COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine age-specific trends and seasonal variations in RSV incidence, considering the recent introduction of a newborn RSV immunisation programme in Ireland. A surveillance time series study analysing routinely collected RSV notification data. National-level weekly RSV notifications collected by the Health Service Executive-Health Protection Surveillance Centre in Ireland from 2012 to 2024. Infants (

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Concepts Keywords
Healthcare Adult
Ireland Aged
Pandemic Child
Weekly Child, Preschool
Young COVID-19
Disease Notification
Epidemiology
Female
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Humans
immunisation
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Ireland
Male
NEONATOLOGY
RSV
SARS-CoV-2
Seasons

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19 pandemic
disease MESH Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

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