Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Medicine

Respiratory Viral Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET)

About RESP-NET

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Background

The Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET) conducts population-based surveillance for monitor laboratory-confirmed hospitalizations associated with influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among children and adults. Surveillance is conducted in eight of Georgia’s metro-Atlanta counties as well as sites in 13 other states covering approximately 10% of the US population. Georgia EIP began influenza surveillance in 2003 and has since expanded to include surveillance for RSV (2016) and COVID-19 (2020).

 Reference: CDC Dashboard; Last Updated 6/20/2025.

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Meet the RESP-NET Team

Lead Investigators: Lucy Witt, MD, and Kyle Openo

Lucy Witt, MD Lead Investigator

Lucy Witt, MD RESP-NET Lead Investigator

Kyle Openo RESP-NET Lead Investigator

Kyle Openo, RESP-NET Lead Investigator

Emily Fawcett FluServ-NET Coordinator

Emily Fawcett Fluserv-NET

Allison Roebling COVID-NET Coordinator

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Chandler Surell RSV-NET Coordinator

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Annabel Patterson RESP-NET Data Coordinator

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Emily Bacon RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Meghann Cantey RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Rayna Ceaser RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Alyssa Clausen RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Trisha Deshmukh RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Sydney Hagley-Alexander RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Sabrina Hendrick RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Johanna Hernandez RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Asmith Joseph RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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MaCayla Servais RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Emma Grace Turner RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Hope Wilson RESP-NET Surveillance Epidemiologist

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Recent RESP-NET Publications

Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Hospitalizations in US Adults, October 2016 to September 2023 Fiona P. Havers, MD, MHS1,2; Michael Whitaker, MPH1; Michael Melgar, MD1; et a

Trends in COVID-19–Attributable Hospitalizations Among Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2—COVID-NET, June 2020 to September 2023 Christopher A. Taylor, Michael Whitaker, Monica E. Patton, Michael Melgar, Pam Daily Kirley, Breanna Kawasaki, Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, Kyle P. Openo, Patricia A. Ryan, Sue Kim, Kathryn Como-Sabetti, Dominic Solhtalab, Grant Barney, Brenda L. Tesini, Nancy E. Moran, Melissa Sutton, H. Keipp Talbot, Kristen Olsen, Fiona P. Havers

Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children and Adults — Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, United States, 2010–2023 Angelle Naquin, MPH1-3; Alissa O’Halloran, MSPH1; Dawud Ujamaa, MS1,2; Devi Sundaresan, MS, MPH1,2; Svetlana Masalovich, MS1; Charisse N. Cummings, MPH1; Kameela Noah, MPH1,3; Seema Jain, MD4; Pam Daily Kirley, MPH5; Nisha B. Alden, MPH6; Elizabeth Austin, MPH6; James Meek, MPH7; Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, MPH7; Kyle Openo, DrPH8,10; Lucy Witt, MD8,9; Maya L. Monroe, MPH11; Justin Henderson, MPH12; Val Tellez Nunez, MPH12; Ruth Lynfield, MD13; Melissa McMahon, MPH13; Yomei P. Shaw, PhD14; Caroline McCahon14; Nancy Spina, MPH15; Kerianne Engesser, MPH15; Brenda L. Tesini, MD16; Maria A. Gaitan16; Eli Shiltz, MPH17; Krista Lung, MPH17; Melissa Sutton, MD18; M. Andraya Hendrick, MPH18; William Schaffner, MD19; H. Keipp Talbot, MD19; Andrea George, MPH20; Hafsa Zahid, MPH20; Carrie Reed, ScD1; Shikha Garg, MD1; Catherine H. Bozio, PhD1