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Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study

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Wang, X., Li, Y., O'Brien, K. L., Madhi, S. A., Widdowson, M. A., Byass, P., ... & Azziz-Baumgartner, E.

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Wang, X., Li, Y., O'Brien, K. L., Madhi, S. A., Widdowson, M. A., Byass, P., ... & Azziz-Baumgartner, E. 2020. Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study. The Lancet Global Health. 8(4).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Immunization can decrease hospital admissions, thus alleviating pressure on overburdened health systems.

Key Evidence: A systematic review of the global burden of acute lower respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years found that just in 2018 these infections led to an estimated 870,000 hospital admissions and 15,300 in-hospital deaths. About 23% of these hospital admissions and 36% of the in-hospital deaths were in infants under 6 months and about 82% of the in-hospital deaths occurred in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.