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Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

Influenza tops list of burden of disease and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) with 30% of total burden, according to Eurosurveillance article.

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Burden of communicable diseases

Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

Calculation of DALYs

Beyond morbidity and mortality: The burden of infectious diseases on healthcare services

Toolkit - Application to calculate DALYs

33000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

Beyond morbidity and mortality: The burden of infectious diseases on healthcare services

Cost-effectiveness analysis of programmatic screening strategies for latent tuberculosis infection in the EU/EEA

Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries: comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics.

Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy

33000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

Estimated burden of healthcare-associated infections higher than that of other infectious diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis together, study says

One Health to Keep Antibiotics Working

Results of the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE) study

Toolkit - Application to calculate DALYs

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Burden of communicable diseases

Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

Calculation of DALYs

Beyond morbidity and mortality: The burden of infectious diseases on healthcare services

Toolkit - Application to calculate DALYs

33000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

Beyond morbidity and mortality: The burden of infectious diseases on healthcare services

Cost-effectiveness analysis of programmatic screening strategies for latent tuberculosis infection in the EU/EEA

Disability weights for infectious diseases in four European countries: comparison between countries and across respondent characteristics.

Expert opinion on rotavirus vaccination in infancy

33000 people die every year due to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Preventing blood-borne viruses in prison settings: ECDC and EMCDDA Guidance

Influenza ranked highest in burden of disease measured in DALYs

Estimated burden of healthcare-associated infections higher than that of other infectious diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis together, study says

One Health to Keep Antibiotics Working

Results of the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE) study

Toolkit - Application to calculate DALYs

About burden of communicable disease

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Contact ECDC

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