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Influenza deaths in Leicestershire during the 1989-90 epidemic — implications for prevention
Author(s)	J S Nguyen-van-Tam, K G Nicholson
Journal title	Epidemiology of Infection, vol 108, 1992
Pages	pp 537-545
Keywords	Influenza ; Death rate [statistics] ; Immunisation ; Clinical surveys ; Leicestershire.
Annotation	There is an association between excess winter mortality and epidemics of influenza, and it has been suggested that annual influenza vaccination should be offered to all over 65 years old, as in the US. This paper identifies the number of people dying from influenza in Leicestershire during the 1989-90 epidemic and the factors associated with a fatal outcome. Findings show that deaths attributable to influenza occur predominantly in very old people with underlying ill health. The risk of influenzal death is greater in residential patients and increases substantially with the number of underlying medical conditions. The estimated death rates in vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups were not significantly different, but there were trends towards protection in both residential and non-residential groups. Influenza vaccine is not reaching the target groups, and improved methods of influenza control are required.
Accession Number	CPA-980107204 A
Classmark	CJM: S5: LLF: 3G: 8LE *
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