Influenza epidemiology and burden of disease in Mongolia, 2013–2014 to 2017–2018
| Autor: | Oyungerel Darmaa, Sheena G. Sullivan, James E Fielding, Baataryn Gantsooj, Alexanderyn Burmaa, Pagbajabyn Nymadawa, Badarchiin Darmaa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Non Theme Issue Population Cost of Illness Environmental health Influenza Human Epidemiology medicine Humans Child education Socioeconomic status Disease burden education.field_of_study business.industry Mortality rate Incidence (epidemiology) Infant virus diseases Mongolia General Medicine medicine.disease Vaccination Pneumonia Child Preschool Research-Article Seasons business Sentinel Surveillance |
| Zdroj: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR |
| ISSN: | 2094-7313 2094-7321 |
| DOI: | 10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.4.00 |
| Popis: | Background: Mongolia is a vast, sparsely populated country in central Asia. Its harsh climate and nomadic lifestyle make the population vulnerable to acute respiratory infections, particularly influenza. Evidence on the morbidity, mortality and socioeconomic impact of influenza in Mongolia is scarce; however, routine surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI), severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and laboratory-detected influenza is conducted. This paper describes the epidemiology of influenza and the estimated burden of influenza-associated illness in Mongolia in the five influenza seasons between 2013–2014 and 2017–2018. Methods: Demographic and laboratory data from 152 sentinel surveillance sites on all patients who met the case definitions of ILI and SARI between October 2013 and May 2018 were extracted and analysed as described in A Manual for Estimating Disease Burden Associated with Seasonal Influenza. Results: The estimated annual influenza-associated ILI and SARI rates, presented as ranges, were 1279–2798 and 81–666 cases per 100 000 population, respectively. Children aged 65 years, the mortality rate due to pneumonia and SARI (1.2–5.1 per 100 000) was higher than that for those aged 15–64 years. Conclusion: The estimated influenza-associated ILI and SARI incidence rates are high in Mongolia, and children, especially those aged |
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