RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Recommendations for respiratory syncytial virus surveillance at the national level
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 2003766
DO 10.1183/13993003.03766-2020
VO 58
IS 3
A1 Anne C. Teirlinck
A1 Eeva K. Broberg
A1 Are Stuwitz Berg
A1 Harry Campbell
A1 Rachel M. Reeves
A1 AnnaSara Carnahan
A1 Bruno Lina
A1 Gatis Pakarna
A1 Håkon Bøås
A1 Hanna Nohynek
A1 Hanne-Dorthe Emborg
A1 Harish Nair
A1 Janine Reiche
A1 Jesus Angel Oliva
A1 Joanne O’Gorman
A1 John Paget
A1 Karol Szymanski
A1 Kostas Danis
A1 Maja Socan
A1 Manuel Gijon
A1 Marie Rapp
A1 Martina Havlíčková
A1 Ramona Trebbien
A1 Raquel Guiomar
A1 Siddhivinayak S. Hirve
A1 Silke Buda
A1 Sylvie van der Werf
A1 Adam Meijer
A1 Thea K. Fischer
YR 2021
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/3/2003766.abstract
AB Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalisations among young children and is globally responsible for many deaths in young children, especially in infants aged <6 months. Furthermore, RSV is a common cause of severe respiratory disease and hospitalisation among older adults. The development of new candidate vaccines and monoclonal antibodies highlights the need for reliable surveillance of RSV. In the European Union (EU), no up-to-date general recommendations on RSV surveillance are currently available. Based on outcomes of a workshop with 29 European experts in the field of RSV virology, epidemiology and public health, we provide recommendations for developing a feasible and sustainable national surveillance strategy for RSV that will enable harmonisation and data comparison at the European level. We discuss three surveillance components: active sentinel community surveillance, active sentinel hospital surveillance and passive laboratory surveillance, using the EU acute respiratory infection and World Health Organization (WHO) extended severe acute respiratory infection case definitions. Furthermore, we recommend the use of quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR-based assays as the standard detection method for RSV and virus genetic characterisation, if possible, to monitor genetic evolution. These guidelines provide a basis for good quality, feasible and affordable surveillance of RSV. Harmonisation of surveillance standards at the European and global level will contribute to the wider availability of national level RSV surveillance data for regional and global analysis, and for estimation of RSV burden and the impact of future immunisation programmes.Recommendations for developing a feasible and sustainable national surveillance strategy for respiratory syncytial virus that will enable harmonisation and data comparison at the European level. https://bit.ly/3rWUOOI