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August 28, 2017Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

In- and Out-of-hospital Mortality Associated with Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in South Africa, 2009–2013

Cheryl Cohen Sibongile Walaza Florette K. Treurnicht Meredith McMorrow Shabir A. Madhi Johanna M. McAnerney Stefano Tempia

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Abstract

More than 45% of seasonal influenza- and RSV-associated deaths occur out-of-hospital in South Africa. These data suggest that hospital-based studies may substantially underestimate mortality burden.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd40f47808b00a4799bcb4 https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix740

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