Excess mortality among the elderly in 12 European countries, February and March...

• Autor(es): Mazick, A. ; Gergonne, B. ; Nielsen, J. ; Wuillaume, F. ; Virtanen, M.J. ; Fouillet, A. ; Uphoff, H. ; Sideroglou, T. ; Paldy, A. ; Oza, A. ; Nunes, B. ; Flores-Segovia, V.M. ; Junker, C. ; McDonald, S.A. ; Green, H.K. ; Pebody, R. ; Mølbak, K.
• Data: 2012
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/980
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Assunto(s): Excesss; Mortality; Estados de Saúde e de Doença
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

In February and March 2012, excess deaths among the elderly have been observed in 12 European countries that carry out weekly monitoring of all-cause mortality. These preliminary data indicate that the impact of influenza in Europe differs from the recent pandemic and post-pandemic seasons. The current excess mortality among the elderly may be related to the return of influenza A(H3N2) virus, potentially with added effects of a cold snap.