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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2018

Mortality burden from seasonal influenza and 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza in Beijing, China, 2007-2013.

Shuangsheng Wu, Zaihua Wei, Carolyn M Greene, Peng Yang, Jianting Su, Ying Song, Angela D Iuliano, Quanyi Wang

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuangsheng WuBeijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
Zaihua WeiBeijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
Carolyn M GreeneUnited States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Peng YangBeijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
Jianting SuBeijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
Ying SongUnited States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Angela D IulianoUnited States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Quanyi WangBeijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9552-2503
Chinese Preventive Medicine Association · CNCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · US

Funding

Expanding the Use of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines in Public Health Programs in ChiU51IP000819 · IP · CHINESE CTR-DISEASE CONTROL/PREVENTION · PI YU, HONGJIE · 2013 to 2015
$725k
NCIRD CDC HHS U51 IP000819
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundData about influenza mortality burden in northern China are limited. This study estimated mortality burden in Beijing associated with seasonal influenza from 2007 to 2013 and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.

methodsWe estimated influenza-associated excess mortality by fitting a negative binomial model using weekly mortality data as the outcome of interest with the percent of influenza-positive samples by type/subtype as predictor variables.

resultsFrom 2007 to 2013, an average of 2375 (CI 1002-8688) deaths was attributed to influenza per season, accounting for 3% of all deaths. Overall, 81% of the deaths attributed to influenza occurred in adults aged ≥65 years, and the influenza-associated mortality rate in this age group was higher than the rate among those aged <65 years (113.6 [CI 49.5-397.4] versus 4.4 [CI 1.7-18.6] per 100 000, P < .05). The mortality rate associated with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic in 2009/2010 was comparable to that of seasonal influenza during the seasonal years (19.9 [CI 10.4-33.1] vs 17.2 [CI 7.2-67.5] per 100 000). People aged <65 years represented a greater proportion of all deaths during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic period than during the seasonal epidemics (27.0% vs 17.7%, P < .05).

conclusionsInfluenza is an important contributor to mortality in Beijing, especially among those aged ≥65 years. These results support current policies to give priority to older adults for seasonal influenza vaccination and help to define the populations at highest risk for death that could be targeted for pandemic influenza vaccination.

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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeAdultAgedAgingBeijingHumansInfluenza, HumanMiddle AgedPandemicsSeasonsBeijingChinaH1N1 pandemicinfluenzamodelmortality

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