Estimating influenza and respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in Western Kenya using health and demographic surveillance system data, 2007-2013.

Estimating influenza and respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in Western Kenya using health and demographic surveillance system data, 2007-2013.

Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated mortality has not been well-established in tropical Africa.We used the negative binomial regression method and the rate-difference method (i.e. deaths during low and high influenza/RSV activity months), to estimate excess mortality attributa...

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Main Authors: Gideon O Emukule, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Sandra S Chaves, Joshua A Mott, Stefano Tempia, Godfrey Bigogo, Bryan Nyawanda, Amek Nyaguara, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Koos van der Velden, John W Paget
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5501643?pdf=render

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