Measuring the disease burden of seasonal influenza in Germany 2015 - 2020 using the incidence-based disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seasonal influenza can lead to severe complications and death, resulting in high disease burden each year. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control introduced the Burden of Communicable diseases in Europe (BCoDE) project, quantifying the disease burden of infectious diseases in disability-adjusted life years (DALY). DALYs for influenza exceed those of Tuberculosis, HIV, and Invasive pneumococcal disease. As data on disease burden are limited, this study aims to calculate the seasonal influenza burden for Germany between 2015 and 2020.

Methods

The BCoDE-toolkit developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control was used, calculating country-specific DALYs. Information on incidence, population data, and underestimation were taken from

SUBMITTER: Stapic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11948870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature