Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Situation - Region of the Americas

 

On the following dashboard, you will find detailed information on transmission levels, morbidity, and mortality associated with RSV, as well as the severity of the disease in reported cases in the Americas region through the FluNet and FluID platforms for sentinel surveillance of respiratory viruses. 

Explore this dashboard to view:

Transmission Levels +

  • Positivity percentages and the number of weekly positive samples for RSV per epidemiological week (EW). 
  • Weekly increase in positivity percentage by subregions and countries (referring to the latest epidemiological week). 
  • Trends in positivity percentages by country for the current year. 

Morbidity and Mortality +

  • Number of new cases per EW of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI), Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), SARI with admission to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and SARI fatalities positive for RSV. 
  • Number of new cases of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) positive for RSV per epidemiological week (EW), categorized by age groups. 

Seriousness of the Disease +

  • Percentage of SARI cases positive for RSV requiring admission to ICU and the percentage of SARI cases positive for RSV that resulted in fatalities (for the current year and from 2016 to the current year).