RSV is a common winter illness in children. Why did it see a summer surge in Australia this year?
- Written by Daniel Yeoh, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Physician, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockWinter typically brings a surge in respiratory viral infections, when we see many children running around with runny noses and phlegmy coughs.
But the 2020 Australian winter was very different. Public health measures in place to control the spread of COVID-19 saw a major shift in the typical seasonal pattern of other respiratory...





