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Predicting regional and temporal incidence of RSV and influenza hospitalizations in a birth cohort of young Australian children

Western Australia experiences multiple climatic zones, influencing the epidemiology of respiratory viruses. We aimed to estimate the true incidence of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza hospitalizations across these different climatic regions using predictive modelling.

Citation:
Taye B, Levy A, Sarna M, Minney–Smith C, Menzies R, Le H, Richmond P, Blyth CC, Moore HC. Predicting regional and temporal incidence of RSV and influenza hospitalizations in a birth cohort of young Australian children. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1).

Keywords:
Birth cohort; Influenza virus; Predictive modelling; RSV; Respiratory viruses; Under-ascertainment

Abstract:
Western Australia experiences multiple climatic zones, influencing the epidemiology of respiratory viruses. We aimed to estimate the true incidence of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza hospitalizations across these different climatic regions using predictive modelling.