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Table 2 RSV detections by country and age group for sentinel and non-sentinel specimens.

From: Surveillance recommendations based on an exploratory analysis of respiratory syncytial virus reports derived from the European Influenza Surveillance System

  

Sentinel

  

Non-sentinel

Country

Age group (years)

Total number of specimens tested

Number of specimens tested positive for RSV

Percentage positive (%)

Number of specimens tested positive for RSV

England

0–4

49

20

40.8

3,982

 

5–14

63

16

25.4

13

 

15–64

307

77

25.1

60

 

> 65

45

13

28.9

11

 

NK

11

1

9.1

85

 

Total

475

127

26.7

4,151

Scotland

0–4

29

3

10.3

1,474

 

5–14

67

0

-

24

 

15–64

444

13

2.9

56

 

> 65

58

3

5.1

19

 

NK

   

15

 

Total

598

19

3.2

1,588

France

0–4

426

52

12.2

 
 

5–14

442

20

4.5

 
 

15–64

557

14

2.5

 
 

> 65

32

0

-

 
 

Total

1,457

86

5.9

1,748

Netherlands

0–4

0

-

-

 
 

5–14

7

0

-

 
 

15–64

42

0

-

 
 

> 65

7

1

14.3

 
 

Total

56

1

1.8

1,757

  1. NK: not known