Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report: Respiratory syncytial virus

Update schedule: This page was last updated on September 27th, 2024, 10am ET, with data up to and including ... (surveillance week ...).

RSV highlights  for the week ending (week )

Laboratory-confirmed detections

Figure 1: Number of reported RSV detections and percentage of tests positive in Canada by report week

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Figure 2: Percentage of tests positive for RSV in Canada for surveillance period 2025-2026 compared to previous periods

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Figure 3: Number of positive RSV detections in Canada by age group and report week

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Figure 4: Proportion of reported RSV detections in Canada by age group

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Outbreaks

Figure 5: Number of laboratory-confirmed outbreaks associated with RSV in Canada by setting and report week

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Severe outcomes

Provincial and territorial hospitalizations

Among reporting provinces and territories, some do not provide data on all severe outcomes (hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths) and some do not provide age data. For additional information about the current reporting situation, please refer to the data sources and coverage section in the About this report tab.

Figure 6: Number and crude rate of laboratory-confirmed RSV-associated hospitalizations in Canada (from participating provinces and territories) by report week, 2025-2026 surveillance period

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Sentinel hospitalizations (pediatrics)

Pediatric (less than 18 years of age) COVID-19, influenza, and RSV-associated severe outcomes data are reported by the Surveillance Program for Rapid Identification and Tracking of Infectious Diseases in kids (SPRINT-KIDS).

Figure 7: Number of pediatric laboratory-confirmed RSV hospitalizations, by report week, reported by SPRINT-KIDS, 2025-2026 surveillance period

• *: Preliminary data are shaded in grey.

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Figure 8: Proportion of pediatric laboratory-confirmed RSV hospitalizations by age group, reported by SPRINT-KIDS, 2025-2026 surveillance period

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