MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1997 Dec 12;46(49):1163-5.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common cause of winter outbreaks of acute respiratory disease, results in an estimated 90,000 hospitalizations and 4500 deaths each year from lower respiratory tract disease among infants and young children in the United States. Outbreaks occur annually throughout the country. RSV activity in the United States is monitored by the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS), a voluntary, laboratory-based system. This report summarizes trends in RSV reported by NREVSS for July 1992-June 1997 and presents provisional surveillance results for July-November 1997. These data indicate onset of widespread RSV activity for the 1997-98 season.
呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）是冬季急性呼吸道疾病暴发的常见病因，在美国，每年估计有90,000名婴幼儿因下呼吸道疾病住院，4500人死亡。全国各地每年都会暴发疫情。美国通过国家呼吸道和肠道病毒监测系统（NREVSS）对RSV活动进行监测，这是一个基于实验室的自愿性系统。本报告总结了NREVSS在1992年7月至1997年6月期间报告的RSV趋势，并呈现了1997年7月至11月的临时监测结果。这些数据表明1997 - 1998年季节RSV广泛活动的开始。
