Infants Born During Spring, Summer Months More Likely To Have RSV In First Season, Study Finds

Healio (5/24, Weldon) reported, “Infants born during spring and summer months are the most likely to have a first-season medically attended case of respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.” Lead researcher Jason R. Gantenberg, PhD, said, “Generally, we found that infants born from February through April – that is, born as the respiratory season wanes – had the lowest risk of medically attended RSV during their first season.”