Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus dynamics in Lao PDR during the COVID-19 pandemic: a hospital-based surveillance study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Globally, the circulation of influenza and other seasonal respiratory viruses changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the trends of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) caused by SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial viruses (RSVs) in patients presenting to hospitals in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) (Laos).

Design

Prospective surveillance study.

Setting

Four provincial hospitals across Laos between March 2021 and July 2023.

Participants

Participants of all ages who met our case definition for an ARI (axillary temperature ≥37.5°C or history of fever AND cough or other respiratory symptoms/signs OR loss of smell and/or taste) presenting to the hospital less than 10 days after

SUBMITTER: Phommasone K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414174 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature