Influenza-associated Excess Mortality Associated With Influenza B in Hong Kong, 2014–2023
Influenza B was associated with mortality burden each year, mainly among older adults, from 2014-2023. The disappearance of influenza B/Yamagata since 2020 suggests that influenza B burden will be lower in the future.
Authors
- Peng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1157-9401)
- A. Danielle Iuliano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-3687)
- Jessica Y. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5309-1661)
- Benjamin J. Cowling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-7154)
- Justin Cheung
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HK)
- Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf414
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35