Excess mortality associated with the 2009 A(H1N1)v influenza pandemic in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 745-750

  Rajatonirina, S ^a   Rakotosolofo, B ^b   Rakotomanana, F ^a   Randrianasolo, L ^a   Ratsitoharina, M ^a   Raharinandrasana, H ^b   Heraud, J M ^a   Richard, V ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b Bureau Municipal d'Hygiène   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

A(H1N1) virus; Madagascar; mortality; pandemic

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES; MADAGASCAR; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 84874455072     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001215     Document Type: Article

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