Comparing pandemic to seasonal influenza mortality: moderate impact overall but high mortality in young children.

Comparing pandemic to seasonal influenza mortality: moderate impact overall but high mortality in young children.

<h4>Background</h4>We assessed the severity of the 2009 influenza pandemic by comparing pandemic mortality to seasonal influenza mortality. However, reported pandemic deaths were laboratory-confirmed - and thus an underestimation - whereas seasonal influenza mortality is often more inclu...

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Main Authors: Cees C van den Wijngaard, Liselotte van Asten, Marion P G Koopmans, Wilfrid van Pelt, Nico J D Nagelkerke, Cornelia C H Wielders, Alies van Lier, Wim van der Hoek, Adam Meijer, Gé A Donker, Frederika Dijkstra, Carel Harmsen, Marianne A B van der Sande, Mirjam Kretzschmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22319616/pdf/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22319616/pdf/?tool=EBI

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