Estimating the respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalisation burden in older adults in European countries: a systematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With respiratory syncytial virus vaccines recently approved for use among older adults, country-level respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease burden estimates are needed to inform local RSV immunisation strategy. We aimed to estimate country-level RSV hospitalisation burden in older adults in Europe.

Methods

We compiled data on RSV hospitalisation burden in adults aged ≥ 60 years in Europe from published studies (systematic review: PROSPERO CRD42024516945), surveillance data, and unpublished data from international collaborators. We adjusted for diagnostic testing, clinical specimens, and case definitions through statistical modelling techniques and generated country-level hospitalisation rate estimates; for countries with no available data, we developed an ense

SUBMITTER: Zhang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12320330 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature