RSV-NET surveillance provides monthly rates of laboratory-confirmed RSV hospitalizations for children and adults. Data includes demographic breakdowns by state, sex, race, and age category. The dataset is maintained by the CDC and is updated weekly with preliminary figures.
Use Cases
- Modeling seasonal RSV Rate trends by analyzing the Season, Month, and Age Category columns.
- Identifying demographic disparities by comparing hospitalization Rates across State, Sex, and Race columns.
- Forecasting regional hospital burden by training models on State and Month features to predict future Rates.
Strengths
- Data is updated weekly, providing near-real-time surveillance.
- Includes 8 columns for demographic and temporal analysis of hospitalization rates.
Limitations
- Data is preliminary and subject to change, which may affect analysis stability.
- Trends should be interpreted with caution due to changes in surveillance areas and age groups over time.
Provenance
- Source
- data.cdc.gov via the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RSV-NET).
- Collection Method
- Active, population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed RSV-associated hospitalizations.
- Time Range
- Organized by Season and Month.
- Freshness
- Updated weekly.
- Geography
- Includes State-level data within the RSV-NET surveillance area.