Influenza burden in Portugal: seasons 2012-13 to 2016-17

• Author(s): Torres, Ana Rita ; Kislaya, Irina ; Silva, Susana Pereira ; Guiomar, Raquel ; Gomez, Verónica ; Mexia, Ricardo ; Baltazar, Nunes ; Machado, Ausenda ; Rodrigues, Ana Paula
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6978
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
• Subject(s): Influenza; Burden; Surveillance; Portugal; Estados de Saúde e de Doença; Observação em Saúde e Vigilância; Infecções Respiratórias
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde

Description

Reliable influenza burden estimates are necessary to provide a true understanding of the influenza epidemics’ impact, to assist healthcare planners in informed decision-making or resource’s allocation, and for effective risk communication. However, estimating seasonal influenza burden is challenging, as there are underlying limitations due to different data sources, case definitions, and methods. This study aimed to estimate the seasonal influenza burden in Portugal from 2012/13 to 2016/17, using registry and surveillance data.