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Race to control ‘tripledemic' as cases of RSV in children sweep US and Europe
1 month ago | By The Guardian
Spike in respiratory syncytial virus as well as Covid and flu pushing many hospitals close to brink Before Covid, few people had heard of respiratory syncytial virus. Increasingly, though, this common cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis is filling up hospital beds across Europe and the Americas. Combined with rising admissions for other respiratory infections, including influenza and Covid, it is pushing some healthcare systems close to the brink of collapse. In its latest report, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said a number of countries had been experiencing...
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