Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract
infections in young children globally, with the highest burden in low-and middle-income
countries where the association between RSV activity and climate remains unclear.
Methods. Monthly laboratory-confirmed RSV cases and associations with climate data were
assessed for respiratory surveillance sites in tropical and subtropical areas (Bangladesh,
China, Egypt, Guatemala, Kenya, South Africa, and Thailand) during 2004–2012. Average�…

This supplement of the Journal provides a compendium of epidemiologic, clinical, and
laboratory data to address gaps in knowledge regarding acute respiratory illness associated
with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in countries participating in the International Emerging
Infections Program and the Influenza Program of the Global Disease Detection (GDD)
network of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health.
The GDD network is described in the supplement review articles by Breiman et al and Fields�…