Samantha J. Bents

Dec 10, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cécile Viboud |Bryan T. Grenfell |Alexandra B Hogan |Samantha J. Bents

1 INTRODUCTION Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory infections and is responsible for an estimated 5% of under-five mortality globally.1 The majority of RSV disease burden is concentrated in low-resource settings, with 97% of all RSV-related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).2 Almost all children are infected by the age of 2 years, but severe infections occur primarily in infants under 6 months of age.3-5 Given the short...