Disease Burden of 32 Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands, 2007-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious disease burden estimates provided by a composite health measure give a balanced view of the true impact of a disease on a population, allowing the relative impact of diseases that differ in severity and mortality to be monitored over time. This article presents the first national disease burden estimates for a comprehensive set of 32 infectious diseases in the Netherlands.

Methods and findings

The average annual disease burden was computed for the period 2007-2011 for selected infectious diseases in the Netherlands using the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) measure. The pathogen- and incidence-based approach was adopted to quantify the burden due to both morbidity and premature mortality associated with all short and long-term consequences of infec

SUBMITTER: van Lier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4838234 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature