Estimating influenza-associated mortality in New Zealand from 1990 to 2008

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Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2014 Oct 24. doi: 10.1111/irv.12292. [Epub ahead of print]
Estimating influenza-associated mortality in New Zealand from 1990 to 2008.
Kessaram T1, Stanley J, Baker MG.
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Abstract

This study used Poisson regression modelling to estimate influenza-associated mortality in New Zealand for 1990-2008. Inputs were weekly numbers of deaths and influenza and RSV isolates. Seasonal influenza was associated with an average of 401 medical deaths annually from 1990 to 2008, a rate of 10?6 (95% CI: 7?9, 13?3) per 100 000 persons per year, which is 17 times higher than recorded influenza deaths. The majority (86%) of deaths occurred in those 65 years and over. There was no clear decline in influenza-associated mortality in this age group over the course of the study period.

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KEYWORDS:

Mortality; influenza; statistical regression

PMID:
25346370
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25346370