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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2024

The Annual Economic Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in the United States.

Justin Carrico, Katherine A Hicks, Eleanor Wilson, Catherine A Panozzo, Parinaz Ghaswalla

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Bivalent RSVpreF Vaccine in Adults 18 to <60 Years Old With High-Risk Conditions.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025
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  14. Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adult and paediatric patients admitted to intensive care in Australia: A nation-wide comparison with COVID-19.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2025
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5 authors.

Justin CarricoRTI Health Solutions, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Katherine A HicksRTI Health Solutions, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Eleanor WilsonModerna, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Catherine A PanozzoModerna, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Parinaz GhaswallaModerna, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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Moderna, Inc
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrent estimates of the economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are needed for policymakers to evaluate adult RSV vaccination strategies.

methodsA cost-of-illness model was developed to estimate the annual societal burden of RSV in US adults aged ≥60 years. Additional analyses were conducted to estimate the burden of hospitalized RSV in all adults aged 50-59 years and in adults aged 18-49 years with potential RSV risk factors.

resultsAmong US adults aged ≥60 years, the model estimated 4.0 million annual RSV cases (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 2.7-5.6 million) and an annual economic burden of $6.6 billion (95% UI, $3.1-$12.9 billion; direct medical costs, $2.9 billion; indirect costs, $3.7 billion). The 4% of RSV cases that were hospitalized contributed to 94% of direct medical costs. Additional analyses estimated $422 million in annual hospitalization costs among all adults aged 50-59 years. Among adults aged 18-49 years with RSV risk factors, annual per capita burden was highest among people with congestive heart failure at $51 100 per 1000 people. DISCUSSION: The economic burden of RSV is substantial among adults aged ≥50 years and among adults aged 18-49 years with RSV risk factors, underscoring the need for preventive interventions for these populations.

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Cost of IllnessHealth Care CostsHospitalizationRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRisk FactorsUnited StatesYoung Adultadultsburden of diseasecost of illnesshigh-risk adultsrespiratory syncytial virus

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PMCPMC11326840

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