The new reporting obligation for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Germany – a critical view

Background: In summer 2023, mandatory reporting of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by name was introduced in Germany. The stated objectives were:Methods: These objectives are examined against the background of data from mandatory reporting of RSV in the German federal state of Saxony, which has be...

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Published in:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Main Authors: Heudorf, Ursel, Marcic, Anne, Steul, Katrin Simone
Format: Article
Language:German
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2024-04-01
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus (rsv)
mandatory reporting
infection surveillance
rsv sentinels
public health authorities
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2024-19/dgkh000475.shtml

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