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RSV surge: Pediatricians seeing more cases among older children (not just babies)

Headline from Fox7 Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

Pediatricians say they usually they see the most cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, among children 2 and under, but now they're seeing a lot more older children getting exposed, too.

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  1. 'I'm calling it an emergency': Doctors worry for RSV surge this winter

    Headline from 12News Now Beaumont ·

  2. Newest

    RSV surge: Pediatricians seeing more cases among older children (not just babies)

    Headline from Fox7 Austin ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

50 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS 19 Tyler

    What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children's hospitals? (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    Experts say RSV is encountering a highly vulnerable population of babies and children who were sheltered from common bugs during the pandemic lockdown.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Children's hospitals grapple with a nationwide surge in RSV infections (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The latest spike is months early and it's pushing care facilities to capacity. Children under the age of 5 are most vulnerable.

  3. 12News Now Beaumont

    'I'm calling it an emergency': Doctors worry for RSV surge this winter (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    Experts say RSV is encountering a highly vulnerable population of babies and children who were sheltered from common bugs during the pandemic lockdown.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Recent Surge in RSV Cases Causes Worry at Children's Hospitals (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    It's back again. And doctors are bracing for the possibility that RSV, flu and COVID-19 could combine to stress hospitals.

  5. GBH News

    Mass. children with RSV sent to hospitals in other states amid capacity strain (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    Local hospitals report early onslaught of cases, and they're running out of pediatric beds.

  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Cases of Child RSV Are Swamping Hospitals. What Are the Symptoms, Treatments? (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of

  7. FOX 5 New York

    What is RSV? US children's hospitals see rising number of cases (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    RSV cases fell dramatically two years ago as the pandemic shut down schools, day cares and businesses. With restrictions easing in the summer of 2021, doctors saw an alarming increase in what is normally a fall and winter virus.

  8. Fox News

    Early, surprising surge of RSV in kids has hospitals, medical centers concerned (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hospitals and health centers across the country are reporting a surge in cases of RSV — respiratory syncytial virus, which is striking children nationwide. The common respiratory virus can be serious.

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    RSV, other viruses making it hard to find a bed in children's hospitals (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Children’s hospitals are under strain in the United States as they care for unusually high numbers of kids infected with RSV and other respiratory viruses.

  10. Triblive

    What’s behind worrying RSV surge in U.S. children's hospitals? (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. RSV cases fell dramatically two years ago as the pandemic shut down schools, day cares and businesses.

  11. KVIA El Paso

    While respiratory viruses surge, shortage of pediatric hospital beds delays care for some kids (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Brenda Goodman, CNN Parents who need to take a child to the emergency room are facing agonizing waits in many parts of the United States because of a shortage of hospital beds. Hospitals across the country say they are being overwhelmed by an early surge in respiratory infections including RSV, i…

  12. CBS News

    Most pediatric centers, CHOP seeing surge of RSV cases (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It can cause lung problems for young babies, but adults can also get and spread RSV.

  13. Fox7 Austin

    RSV surge: Pediatricians seeing more cases among older children (not just babies) (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Pediatricians say they usually they see the most cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, among children 2 and under, but now they're seeing a lot more older children getting exposed, too.

  14. Bismarck Tribune

    Pediatric RSV cases on the rise in North Dakota (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    North Dakota is seeing increased numbers of pediatric hospitalizations due to respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, state health officials say.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Children’s hospitals strained by surge in respiratory viruses (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Children's hospitals are reporting an early surge in respiratory viruses, largely respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, overwhelming their emergency rooms and filling pediatric beds near capacity across the country.

  16. MedicalXpress

    RSV: A pediatric disease expert answers five questions about the surging outbreak of the virus (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, sends thousands of children to the hospital every year in the U.S. But during September and October 2022, health professionals across the country have watched an unprecedented spike in the number of cases of this usually mild, but occasionally…

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