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Evening Standard
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Jessica Knibbs

What is RSV? Symptoms explained as cases and hospital admissions rise in Europe

Countries such as Ireland, Spain, France, Sweden and the US have reported hospital admissions for RSV

Cases of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are filling up hospital beds across Europe and the Americas.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in its latest report that a few countries had been experiencing unusual increases in RSV. It said there had been hospital admissions in countries such as Ireland, Spain, France, Sweden and the US.

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