Child Malnutrition Drives RSV Deaths in Kenyan Infants, Still High After 25 Years

A 25-year Lancet Global Health study led by Dr. Susan A. Olum of the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme found RSV mortality rates in rural Kenyan infants haven't budged. Severe undernutrition and congenital heart disease are the biggest risk factors for in-hospital death, affecting hundreds of thousands of children annually. The researchers are pushing for targeted nutritional support to lower these numbers.