title: Excess mortality among the elderly in 12 European countries, February and March 2012.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. maz@ssi.dk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazick
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gergonne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wuillaume
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Virtanen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fouillet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uphoff
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sideroglou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paldy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Flores-Segovia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Junker
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pebody
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mølbak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D002423:Cause of Death; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D058873:Pandemics; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012621:Seasons