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Bronchiolitis in children ≤ 12 months during the pre-flu season of 2024: A case series
Pre-flu RSV wave hits hard—Bloemfontein sees spike in severe child cases, prompts urgent clinical review.
In March 2024, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) warned against a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak during the pre-flu season, 2024. Globally, RSV is responsible for most respiratory infections in young children. Since April 2024, we have noticed a more severe presentation of children with bronchiolitis at the National District Hospital, Bloemfontein. We aimed to investigate the causative organism/s and the appropriateness of the treatment guidelines in our setting.
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