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H1N1 increased death of children in Europe, says study
Plant?o | Posted on 04/02/2010 at 20h33m
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The influenza virus H1N1, the so-called swine flu, increased the mortality rate among children in Europe at the end of last year, but had the same effect on adults, according to a study released Thursday.
Early reports showed an increase of about 28 percent in the deaths of children 5 to 14 years in eight countries, according to Anne Mazick the Statens Serum Institut, Denmark, and colleagues.
This equates to about 77 deaths beyond what would be normal in these months and this age group, according to the article published in electronic journal Eurosurveillance.
Estimating deaths from influenza is complicated, since most people have never done tests, the deaths may not always be related to the flu, and cases of death are not always notified. "This estimate is probably conservative because of the delay in notification," the researchers added Europe.
Mazick and his colleagues gathered data from Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, and also the German state of Hesse. Overall, this is a population of 66.8 million people.
"Our preliminary data show that the mortality rate during the influenza pandemic of 2009 did not reach levels usually seen during seasonal epidemics of influenza," wrote the researchers.
But they found 77 deaths among children 5 to 14 years, above what would be normal at this time. "The sharp rise in deaths after the 41st week (of years) corresponds roughly to an increase of 28 percent in mortality among children aged 5-14 years, coinciding with the pandemic."
For comparison, the United States, with 300 million inhabitants, more than 300 confirmed deaths of children because of the H1N1 virus, and say that probably the real number was much higher. That amounts to more than double the figure recorded during the epidemic of seasonal flu each year.
(Reporting by Maggie Fox)
Google translation:
H1N1 increased death of children in Europe, says study
Plant?o | Posted on 04/02/2010 at 20h33m
Reuters / Brazil Online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The influenza virus H1N1, the so-called swine flu, increased the mortality rate among children in Europe at the end of last year, but had the same effect on adults, according to a study released Thursday.
Early reports showed an increase of about 28 percent in the deaths of children 5 to 14 years in eight countries, according to Anne Mazick the Statens Serum Institut, Denmark, and colleagues.
This equates to about 77 deaths beyond what would be normal in these months and this age group, according to the article published in electronic journal Eurosurveillance.
Estimating deaths from influenza is complicated, since most people have never done tests, the deaths may not always be related to the flu, and cases of death are not always notified. "This estimate is probably conservative because of the delay in notification," the researchers added Europe.
Mazick and his colleagues gathered data from Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Malta, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland, and also the German state of Hesse. Overall, this is a population of 66.8 million people.
"Our preliminary data show that the mortality rate during the influenza pandemic of 2009 did not reach levels usually seen during seasonal epidemics of influenza," wrote the researchers.
But they found 77 deaths among children 5 to 14 years, above what would be normal at this time. "The sharp rise in deaths after the 41st week (of years) corresponds roughly to an increase of 28 percent in mortality among children aged 5-14 years, coinciding with the pandemic."
For comparison, the United States, with 300 million inhabitants, more than 300 confirmed deaths of children because of the H1N1 virus, and say that probably the real number was much higher. That amounts to more than double the figure recorded during the epidemic of seasonal flu each year.
(Reporting by Maggie Fox)