Increased interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in parts of the southern United States

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.
• Description:
  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
  
  June 10, 2021, 1:30 PM ET
  
  CDCHAN-00443
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this health advisory to notify clinicians and caregivers about increased interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity across parts of the Southern United States. Due to this increased activity, CDC encourages broader testing for RSV among patients presenting with acute respiratory illness who test negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. RSV can be associated with severe disease in young children and older adults. This health advisory also serves as a reminder to healthcare personnel, childcare providers, and staff of long-term care facilities to avoid reporting to work while acutely ill – even if they test negative for SARS-CoV-2.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
• Source:
  HAN ; 443
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Name as Subject:
  National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (U.S.) ; National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  Southeastern United States ; United States
• Issue:
  443
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0de32e846d27ec6c057e5a3740d653d52d5a218bdedca321dd5212a0be9b23c757e5ec3252b7a9084f4b7184cb20c5ae5b77b68349345f5079c7b23df20f20b1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/106995/cdc_106995_DS1.pdf
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