Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Euro Surveill. 2015 Mar 19;20(11):21065. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.11.21065.
Since December 2014 and up to February 2015, the weekly number of excess deaths from all-causes among individuals ≥ 65 years of age in 14 European countries have been significantly higher than in the four previous winter seasons. The rise in unspecified excess mortality coincides with increased proportion of influenza detection in the European influenza surveillance schemes with a main predominance of influenza A (H3N2) viruses seen throughout Europe in the current season, though cold snaps and other respiratory infections may also have had an effect.
自 2014 年 12 月至 2015 年 2 月，14 个欧洲国家≥65 岁人群的全因超额死亡人数每周都明显高于前四个冬季。未明确原因的超额死亡率上升与欧洲流感监测计划中流感检出率的增加相一致，当前季节欧洲主要流行的是甲型（H3N2）病毒，尽管寒冷天气和其他呼吸道感染也可能产生了影响。
