Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017.

Lasse SVestergaard; JensNielsen; Tyra GKrause; LauraEspenhain; KatrienTersago; NataliaBustos Sierra; GlebDenissov; KaireInnos; Mikko JVirtanen; AnneFouillet; +27 more... TheodoreLytras; AnnaPaldy; JanosBobvos; LisaDomegan; JoanO'Donnell; Matteo Scortichini ORCID logo; Annamariade Martino; KathleenEngland; NevilleCalleja; Liselottevan Asten; Anne CTeirlinck; RagnhildTønnessen; Richard AWhite; SusanaP Silva; Ana PRodrigues; AmparoLarrauri; InmaculadaLeon; AhmedFarah; ChristophJunker; MarySinnathamby; Richard GPebody; ArleneReynolds; JenniferBishop; DianeGross; CorneliaAdlhoch; PasiPenttinen; KåreMølbak; (2017) Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017. EUROSURVEILLANCE, 22 (14). pp. 2-8. ISSN 1560-7917 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.14.30506
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Since December 2016, excess all-cause mortality was observed in many European countries, especially among people aged ≥ 65 years. We estimated all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in 19 European countries/regions. Excess mortality was primarily explained by circulation of influenza virus A(H3N2). Cold weather snaps contributed in some countries. The pattern was similar to the last major influenza A(H3N2) season in 2014/15 in Europe, although starting earlier in line with the early influenza season start.



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