Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: A modelling study

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Background: 18 500 laboratory-confirmed deaths caused by the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 were reported worldwide for the period April, 2009, to August, 2010. This number is likely to be only a fraction of the true number of the deaths associated with 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1. We aimed to estimate the global number of deaths during the first 12 months of virus circulation in each country. Methods: We calculated crude respiratory mortality rates associated with the 2009 pandemic influe...

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Authors: Dawood, F; Iuliano, A; Reed, C; Meltzer, M; Shay, D

• Journal: Lancet Infectious Diseases
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 687-695
• Publication date: 2012-09-01
• DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70121-4
• EISSN: 1474-4457
• ISSN: 1473-3099