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[Timely registration of fatalities in the state of Hessen. Experiences during the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic].
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz [Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz] 2011 Jul; Vol. 54 (7), pp. 867-74. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Timely registration of fatalities is important for the assessment of course, extent, risk of age groups, and magnitude or severity of health threats. Nevertheless, timely data of casualties are not available on the state or national level. The current paper describes the implementation and structure of a surveillance system for the timely registration of casualties in the state of Hesse (Germany) and the experience obtained during the pandemic 2009/10. The delay of the case-based registration appears tolerable and after 2 weeks more than 80% of all deaths for a given week are registered. In 2008, the forwarding of the electronically registered data from the registry offices (95% of all cases) to the state statistical office (HSL) had been accelerated from a monthly to a weekly base. The HSL provides--on a weekly basis--this case-based data in accordance with data protection rules to the Hesse State Health Office (HLPUG, "Hessischer Landesprüfungs- und Untersuchungsamt im Gesundheitswesen"). During the pandemic, the data allowed assessment of the excess mortality with a delay of 2 weeks. No significant excess mortality was apparent; however, a slight increase was observed in the age groups 15-34, 35-49, and 50-59. Correlation of time with the severity of the A/H1N1v epidemic was not very strong. Hence, the data did not indicate an excess significantly exceeding the number of death cases registered with the mandatory reporting system of 21 cases for Hesse.
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- Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Cause of Death
Child
Child, Preschool
Data Collection legislation & jurisprudence
Efficiency, Organizational legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Germany
Humans
Infant
Male
Mathematical Computing
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Software
Time Factors
Young Adult
Disease Notification legislation & jurisprudence
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Influenza, Human mortality
Pandemics statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 1437-1588
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21698541
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-011-1298-x