Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017
2017; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Volume: 22; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.14.30506
ISSN1560-7917
AutoresLasse S Vestergaard, Jens Nielsen, Tyra Grove Krause, Laura Espenhain, Katrien Tersago, Natalia Bustos Sierra, Gleb Denissov, Kaire Innos, Mikko Virtanen, Anne Fouillet, Theodore Lytras, Anna Páldy, János Bobvos, Lisa Domegan, Joan O’Donnell, Matteo Scortichini, Annamaria De Martino, Kathleen England, Neville Calleja, Liselotte van Asten, Anne Teirlinck, Ragnhild Tønnessen, Richard White, Susana Pereira Silva, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Amparo Larrauri, Inmaculada León-Gómez, Farah Ahmed, Christoph Junker, Mary Sinnathamby, Richard Pebody, Arlene Reynolds, Jennifer L. Bishop, Diane Gross, Cornelia Adlhoch, Pasi Penttinen, Kåre Mølbak,
Tópico(s)Health disparities and outcomes
ResumoSince December 2016, excess all-cause mortality was observed in many European countries, especially among people aged ≥ 65 years. We estimated all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in 19 European countries/regions. Excess mortality was primarily explained by circulation of influenza virus A(H3N2). Cold weather snaps contributed in some countries. The pattern was similar to the last major influenza A(H3N2) season in 2014/15 in Europe, although starting earlier in line with the early influenza season start.
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