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Use of Surveillance Data to Measure the Impact of Viral Infections among Young Children
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Respiratory viruses cause substantial morbidity and costly resource utilization among young children, especially during the winter months. Accurate estimates of the impact of these viruses are important in guiding prevention efforts… read more… RSV infections was 6.8 (95%CI: 5.6, 8.3) and 29.6 (95%CI: 26.6, 33.0) per 1000 children, respectively. … 2-4 years of age, the rates were 1.1 (95%CI: 0.47, 2.6) and 2.5 (95%CI: 1.4, 4.2) per 1000 children, … higher ED and outpatient resource utilization as com- pared with influenza, especially among children <2 …