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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2014

Comparing the impact of two concurrent infectious disease outbreaks on The Netherlands population, 2009, using disability-adjusted life years.

R J Brooke, A Van Lier, G A Donker, W Van Der Hoek, M E E Kretzschmar

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

R J BrookeUniversity Medical Center Utrecht,Utrecht,The Netherlands.
A Van LierNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment,Bilthoven,The Netherlands.
G A DonkerNIVEL,Netherlands Institute of Health Services Research, Utrecht,The Netherlands.
W Van Der HoekNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment,Bilthoven,The Netherlands.
M E E KretzschmarUniversity Medical Center Utrecht,Utrecht,The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2009 two notable outbreaks, Q fever and the novel influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, occurred in The Netherlands. Using a composite health measure, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), the outbreaks were quantified and compared. DALYs were calculated using standardized methodology incorporating age- and sex-stratified data in a disease progression model; years lost due to disability and years of life lost were computed by outcome. Nationally, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 caused more DALYs (24 484) than Q fever (5797). However, Q fever was 8·28 times more severe [497 DALYs/1000 symptomatic cases (DP1SC)] than A(H1N1)pdm09 (60 DP1SC). The A(H1N1)pdm09 burden is largely due to mortality while the Q fever burden is due primarily to long-term sequelae. Intervention prioritization for influenza should support patients in a critical condition while for Q fever it should target immediate containment and support for patients with long-term sequelae. Burden estimates provide guidance for focusing intervention options during outbreaks of infectious diseases.

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Quality-Adjusted Life YearsAdultCommunicable Disease ControlDatabases, FactualDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanMaleNetherlandsPersons with DisabilitiesPrevalenceQ FeverRetrospective StudiesRisk Assessment

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PMID24476696
PMCPMC9151298

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