Public Health Volume 226, January 2024, Pages 8-16 Under a Creative Commons license open access Keywords Bronchiolitis Burden of disease Respiratory syncytial virus Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) contributes to a substantial burden of disease in young children and older adults worldwide.1,2 In 2019, an estimated 101,400 deaths globally in children aged 0–60 months were attributed to RSV.3 In addition to morbidity and mortality, RSV-associated hospitalisations have a high...