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Editor, Senior Moderator
Eurosurveillance, Volume 22, Issue 14, 06 April 2017
Rapid communication
Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017
LS Vestergaard [SUP]1[/SUP] , J Nielsen [SUP]1[/SUP] , TG Krause [SUP]1[/SUP] , L Espenhain [SUP]1[/SUP] , K Tersago [SUP]2[/SUP] , N Bustos Sierra [SUP]2[/SUP] , G Denissov [SUP]3[/SUP] , K Innos [SUP]3[/SUP] , MJ Virtanen [SUP]4[/SUP] , A Fouillet [SUP]5[/SUP] , T Lytras [SUP]6[/SUP] , A Paldy [SUP]7[/SUP] , J Bobvos [SUP]7[/SUP] , L Domegan [SUP]8[/SUP] , J O?Donnell [SUP]8[/SUP] , M Scortichini [SUP]9[/SUP] , A de Martino [SUP]10[/SUP] , K England [SUP]11[/SUP] , N Calleja [SUP]11[/SUP] , L van Asten [SUP]12[/SUP] , AC Teirlinck [SUP]12[/SUP] , R T?nnessen [SUP]13[/SUP] , RA White [SUP]13[/SUP] , S P Silva [SUP]14[/SUP] , AP Rodrigues [SUP]14[/SUP] , A Larrauri [SUP]15[/SUP] , I Leon [SUP]15[/SUP] , A Farah [SUP]16[/SUP] , C Junker [SUP]17[/SUP] , M Sinnathamby [SUP]18[/SUP] , RG Pebody [SUP]18[/SUP] , A Reynolds [SUP]19[/SUP] , J Bishop [SUP]19[/SUP] , D Gross [SUP]20[/SUP] , C Adlhoch [SUP]21[/SUP] , P Penttinen [SUP]21[/SUP] , K M?lbak [SUP]1[/SUP]
+ Author affiliations
1. Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
3. National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
4. National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
5. French Public Health Agency (Sant? Publique France), Saint-Maurice, France
6. Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
7. National Public Health Center, Budapest, Hungary
8. Health Service Executive - Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland
9. Dipartimento Epidemiologia del S.S.R., Lazio ? ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
10. Ministero della Salute, Rome, Italy
11. Ministry of Health, Pieta, Malta
12. National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
13. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
14. Instituto Nacional de Sa?de Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
15. CIBER Epidemiolog?a y Salud P?blica (CIBERESP) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
16. The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
17. Federal Statistical Office, Neuch?tel, Switzerland
18. Public Health England, Colindale, United Kingdom
19. Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
20. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
21. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Correspondence: Lasse S Vestergaard (lav@ssi.dk)
Citation style for this article: Vestergaard LS, Nielsen J, Krause TG, Espenhain L, Tersago K, Bustos Sierra N, Denissov G, Innos K, Virtanen MJ, Fouillet A, Lytras T, Paldy A, Bobvos J, Domegan L, O?Donnell J, Scortichini M, de Martino A, England K, Calleja N, van Asten L, Teirlinck AC, T?nnessen R, White RA, P Silva S, Rodrigues AP, Larrauri A, Leon I, Farah A, Junker C, Sinnathamby M, Pebody RG, Reynolds A, Bishop J, Gross D, Adlhoch C, Penttinen P, M?lbak K. Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(14)
ii=30506. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.14.30506
Received:10 March 2017; Accepted:06 April 2017
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Since 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.
full text
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=22766
Rapid communication
Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017
LS Vestergaard [SUP]1[/SUP] , J Nielsen [SUP]1[/SUP] , TG Krause [SUP]1[/SUP] , L Espenhain [SUP]1[/SUP] , K Tersago [SUP]2[/SUP] , N Bustos Sierra [SUP]2[/SUP] , G Denissov [SUP]3[/SUP] , K Innos [SUP]3[/SUP] , MJ Virtanen [SUP]4[/SUP] , A Fouillet [SUP]5[/SUP] , T Lytras [SUP]6[/SUP] , A Paldy [SUP]7[/SUP] , J Bobvos [SUP]7[/SUP] , L Domegan [SUP]8[/SUP] , J O?Donnell [SUP]8[/SUP] , M Scortichini [SUP]9[/SUP] , A de Martino [SUP]10[/SUP] , K England [SUP]11[/SUP] , N Calleja [SUP]11[/SUP] , L van Asten [SUP]12[/SUP] , AC Teirlinck [SUP]12[/SUP] , R T?nnessen [SUP]13[/SUP] , RA White [SUP]13[/SUP] , S P Silva [SUP]14[/SUP] , AP Rodrigues [SUP]14[/SUP] , A Larrauri [SUP]15[/SUP] , I Leon [SUP]15[/SUP] , A Farah [SUP]16[/SUP] , C Junker [SUP]17[/SUP] , M Sinnathamby [SUP]18[/SUP] , RG Pebody [SUP]18[/SUP] , A Reynolds [SUP]19[/SUP] , J Bishop [SUP]19[/SUP] , D Gross [SUP]20[/SUP] , C Adlhoch [SUP]21[/SUP] , P Penttinen [SUP]21[/SUP] , K M?lbak [SUP]1[/SUP]
+ Author affiliations
1. Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
3. National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
4. National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
5. French Public Health Agency (Sant? Publique France), Saint-Maurice, France
6. Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
7. National Public Health Center, Budapest, Hungary
8. Health Service Executive - Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Dublin, Ireland
9. Dipartimento Epidemiologia del S.S.R., Lazio ? ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
10. Ministero della Salute, Rome, Italy
11. Ministry of Health, Pieta, Malta
12. National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
13. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
14. Instituto Nacional de Sa?de Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
15. CIBER Epidemiolog?a y Salud P?blica (CIBERESP) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
16. The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
17. Federal Statistical Office, Neuch?tel, Switzerland
18. Public Health England, Colindale, United Kingdom
19. Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
20. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark
21. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Correspondence: Lasse S Vestergaard (lav@ssi.dk)
Citation style for this article: Vestergaard LS, Nielsen J, Krause TG, Espenhain L, Tersago K, Bustos Sierra N, Denissov G, Innos K, Virtanen MJ, Fouillet A, Lytras T, Paldy A, Bobvos J, Domegan L, O?Donnell J, Scortichini M, de Martino A, England K, Calleja N, van Asten L, Teirlinck AC, T?nnessen R, White RA, P Silva S, Rodrigues AP, Larrauri A, Leon I, Farah A, Junker C, Sinnathamby M, Pebody RG, Reynolds A, Bishop J, Gross D, Adlhoch C, Penttinen P, M?lbak K. Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(14)
ii=30506. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.14.30506Received:10 March 2017; Accepted:06 April 2017
[h=4][/h]
Since 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.
full text
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=22766