Wednesday - July 8, 2026
University of Witwatersrand: New Promising Interventions to Protect Term and Premature Babies From Deadly Respiratory Virus
March 12, 2022
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news:

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and hospitalisation in infants.

Globally, approximately one-third of all hospitalisations for lower respiratory tract illness are caused by RSV. Hence, there is a serious unmet medical need for RSV protection in healthy infants born at term.

The Wits Vac . . .

Targeted News Service Document Request Form

This document is available to you by e-mail if you complete the form below with relevant information. There may be a fee for this article or ongoing service of similar materials. We will be in touch shortly.

Click here for more information about our products