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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Epidemiology

Dr. Jocelyn Moyes | Clinical
There is a large burden of RSV infection in young children in South Africa and there are now registered preventable strategies available. The is stron

Topic / Title of the Talk Respiratory Syncytial Virus Epidemiology
Field of Medicine Infectious Diseases
Length of the Talk 20 Mins
CPD Accreditation No. MDB015/MPDP/070/1303
Category of the Talk Research presentation
CPD Type Clinical | Free CPD
Languages (Translations) & Subtitles Not Translated
Speaker Dr. Jocelyn Moyes
Talk Description
This presentation will walk through all the evidence supporting the need for a prevention strategy in children for RSV. Including burden, cost, cost-effectiveness, risk factors for severe illness and attributable fraction. Also evidence of the success of intervention strategies form countries that have introduced some strategies.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Epidemiology | Infectious Diseases