Volume 30, Number 11—November 2024
Dispatch
Genomic Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Minnesota, USA, July 2023–February 2024
Daniel Evans
, Henry Kunerth, Erica Mumm, Sarah Namugenyi, Matthew Plumb, Sarah Bistodeau, Scott A. Cunningham, Bryan Schmitt, Karen Martin, Katherine Como-Sabetti, Ruth Lynfield, and Xiong Wang
, Henry Kunerth, Erica Mumm, Sarah Namugenyi, Matthew Plumb, Sarah Bistodeau, Scott A. Cunningham, Bryan Schmitt, Karen Martin, Katherine Como-Sabetti, Ruth Lynfield, and Xiong Wang
Table 2
Comparison of RSV cases with WGS data to hospitalized or deceased case patients documented in RSV-NET, Minnesota, USA, October 2023–January 2024*
| Parameter | RSV-NET cases, Oct 2023–Jan 2024 | RSV cases with WGS data, Oct 2023–Jan 2024 | RSV-NET cases with WGS data, Oct 2023–Jan 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 1,847 | 524 | 116 |
| Median age, y |
2 |
1.7 |
1 |
| Sex, % | |||
| F | 51.1 | 49.2 | 51.7 |
| M |
48.9 |
50.8 |
48.3 |
| White race, % |
63.6 |
45.2 |
53.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, % |
65.0 |
75.2 |
87.1 |
| Total RSV-NET cases, % | NA | NA | 6.3 |
| Sequenced cases, % | NA | NA | 20.2 |
*NA, not applicable; RSV-NET, RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network; WGS, whole-genome sequencing.
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