Influenza-Associated Excess Mortality and Hospitalization in Germany from 1996 to 2018
This is the first study that provides age-specific estimates of influenza-associated excess mortality in Germany. The results clearly show that the main burden of influenza is in the elderly, for whom prevention and control measures should be prioritized.
Authors
- Ian Wittenberg
- Rolf Kramer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-4338)
- Oliver Damm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0261-3655)
- Rafael Mikolajczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1271-7204)
- Christian Schindler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6173-9875)
- Tonio Schönfelder
Institutions
- Medigene (Germany) (DE)
- Luther University (KR)
- Sanofi (Germany) (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases and Therapy
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-024-01043-9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93
Funders
- Sanofi
- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland