Reports and Publications

Reports and scientific publications

Excess mortality in Europe coincides with peaks of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), November 2023 to February 2024

Eurosurveillance - Volume 29, Issue 15, 11 April 2024

Sarah K Nørgaard, Jens Nielsen, Anne Christine Nordholm, Lukas Richter, Alena Chalupka, Natalia Bustos Sierra, Toon Braeye, Maria Athanasiadou, Theodore Lytras, Gleb Denissov, Oskari Luomala, Anne Fouillet, Isabelle Pontais, Matthias an der Heiden, Benedikt Zacher, Alina Weigel, Ivo Foppa, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Ioannis Panagoulias, Anna Paldy, Tibor Malnasi, Lisa Domegan, Eva Kelly, Naama Rotem, Oksana Rakhlin, Francesca K de'Donato, Chiara Di Blasi, Patrick Hoffmann, Telma Velez, Kathleen England, Neville Calleja, Liselotte van Asten, Femke Jongenotter, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Susana Silva, Petra Klepac, Diana Gomez-Barroso, Inmaculada Leon Gomez, Ilias Galanis, Ahmed Farah, Rolf Weitkunat, Katarina Fehst, Nick Andrews, Tom Clare, Declan T Bradley, Mark G O'Doherty, Naoma William, Mark Hamilton, Bolette Søborg, Tyra G Krause, Nick Bundle, Lasse S Vestergaard

All-cause versus cause-specific excess deaths for estimating influenza-associated mortality in Denmark, Spain, and the United States

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses; Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2022

Sebastian S. S. Schmidt, Angela Danielle Iuliano, Lasse S. Vestergaard, Clara Mazagatos-Ateca, Amparo Larrauri, Jan M. Brauner, Sonja J. Olsen, Jens Nielsen, Joshua A. Salomon, Tyra G. Krause

Sex diferences in COVID 19 associated excess mortality is not exceptional for the COVID 19 pandemic

Scientific Reports; 2021; 11: 20815

Jens Nielsen, Sarah K Nørgaard, Giampaolo Lanzieri, Lasse S Vestergaard, Kaare Moelbak

Estimates of mortality attributable to COVID-19: a statistical model for monitoring COVID-19 and seasonal influenza, Denmark, spring 2020

Eurosurveillance 2021; Vol. 26, Issue 8

J. Nielsen, N.H. Rod, L.S. Vestergaard, T. Lange

Authors’ response: Excess all-cause mortality during second wave of COVID-19 – the Polish perspective

Eurosurveillance 2021; Vol. 26, Issue 7

L.S. Vestergaard, S.K. Nørgaard, J. Nielsen, T.G. Krause, K. Mølbak

Real-time monitoring shows substantial excess all-cause mortality during second wave of COVID-19 in Europe, October to December 2020

Eurosurveillance 2021; Vol. 26, Issue 2

S.K. Nørgaard, L.S. Vestergaard, J. Nielsen, L. Richter, D. Schmid, N. Bustos, T. Braye, M. Athanasiadou, T. Lytras, G. Denissov, T. Veideman, O. Luomala, T. Möttönen, A. Fouillet, C. Caserio-Schönemann, M. an der Heiden, H. Uphoff, K. Gkolfinopoulou, J. Bobvos, A. Paldy, N. Rotem, I. Kornilenko, L. Domegan, J. O’Donnell, F. De Donato, M. Scortichini, P. Hoffmann, T. Velez, K. England, N. Calleja, L. van Asten, L. Stoeldraijer, R.A. White, T.H. Paulsen, S.P. da Silva, A.P. Rodrigues, P. Klepac, M. Zaletel, M. Fafangel, A. Larrauri, I. León, A. Farah, I. Galanis, C. Junker, D. Perisa, M. Sinnathamby, N. Andrews, M.G. O'Doherty, D. Irwin, S. Kennedy, J. McMenamin, C. Adlhoch, N. Bundle, P. Penttinen, J. Pukkila, R. Pebody, T.G. Krause, K. Mølbak

Timely monitoring of total mortality associated with COVID-19: informing public health and the public

Eurosurveillance 2020; Vol. 25, Issue 34

L.S. Vestergaard, K. Mølbak

Excess all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe – preliminary pooled estimates from the EuroMOMO network, March to April 2020

Eurosurveillance 2020; Vol. 25, Issue 26

L.S. Vestergaard, J. Nielsen, L. Richter, D. Schmid, N. Bustos, T. Braeye, G. Denissov, T. Veideman, O. Luomala, T. Möttönen, A. Fouillet, C. Caserio-Schönemann, M. an der Heiden, H. Uphoff, T. Lytras, K. Gkolfinopoulou, A. Paldy, L. Domegan, J. O'Donnell, F. de’ Donato, F. Noccioli, P. Hoffmann, T. Velez, K. England, L. van Asten, R.A. White, R. Tønnessen, S.P. da Silva, A.P. Rodrigues, A. Larrauri, C. Delgado-Sanz, A. Farah, I. Galanis, C. Junker, D. Perisa, M. Sinnathamby, N. Andrews, M. O'Doherty, D.F.P. Marquess, S. Kennedy, S.J. Olsen, R. Pebody, ECDC Public Health Emergency Team for COVID-19, T.G. Krause, K. Mølbak

European all-cause excess and influenza-attributable mortality in the 2017/18 season: should the burden of influenza B be reconsidered?

J. Nielsen, L.S. Vestergaard, L. Richter, D. Schmid, N. Bustos, T. Asikainen, R. Trebbien, G. Denissov, K. Innos, M.J. Virtanen, A. Fouillet, T. Lytras, K. Gkolfinopoulou, M. an der Heiden, L. Grabenhenrich, H. Uphoff, A. Paldy, J. Bobvos, L. Domegan, J. O'Donnell, M. Scortichini, A. de Martino, J. Mossong, K. England, J. Melillo, L. van Asten, M. MA de Lange, R. Tønnessen, R.A. White, S.P. da Silva, A.P. Rodrigues, A. Larrauri, C. Mazagatos, A. Farah, A.D. Carnahan, C. Junker, M. Sinnathamby, R.G. Pebody, N. Andrews, A. Reynolds, J. McMenamin, C.S. Brown, C. Adlhoch, P. Penttinen, T.G. Krause, K. Mølbak.

Influenza-associated mortality determined from all-cause mortality, Denmark 2010/11-2016/17: The FluMOMO model

Nielsen J, Krause TG, Mølbak K.

Excess all-cause and influenza-attributable mortality in Europe, December 2016 to February 2017

Eurosurveillance 2017; Vol. 22, Issue 14

Vestergaard LS, Nielsen J, Krause TG, Espenhain L, Tersago K, Bustos Sierra N, Denissov G, Innos K, Virtanen MJ, Fouillet A, Lytras T, Paldy A, Bobvos J, Domegan L, O'Donnell J, Scortichini M, de Martino A, England K, Calleja N, van Asten L, Teirlinck AC, Tønnessen R, White RA, P Silva S, Rodrigues AP, Larrauri A, Leon I, Farah A, Junker C, Sinnathamby M, Pebody RG, Reynolds A, Bishop J, Gross D, Adlhoch C, Penttinen P, Mølbak K.

Excess mortality among the elderly in European countries, December 2014 to February 2015

Eurosurveillance 2015; Vol. 20, Issue 11

K Mølbak, L Espenhain, J Nielsen, K Tersago, N Bossuyt, G Denissov, A Baburin, M Virtanen, A Fouillet, T Sideroglou, K Gkolfinopoulou, A Paldy, J Bobvos, L van Asten, M de Lange, B Nunes, S da Silva, A Larrauri, I L Gómez, A Tsoumanis, C Junker, H Green, R Pebody, J McMenamin, A Reynolds, A Mazick.

End of influenza season mortality report

Pooled analyses of all-cause mortality indicates low excess mortality in Europe in the winter of 2013/14, in particular amongst the elderly

Pooling European all-cause mortality: methodology and findings for the seasons 2008/2009 to 2010/2011

Epidemiology and Infection 2013 Sep;141(9)

Nielsen J, Mazick A, Andrews N, Detsis M, Fenech TM, Flores VM, Foulliet A, Gergonne B, Green HK, Junker C, Nunes B, O'Donnell J, Oza A, Paldy A, Pebody R, Reynolds A, Sideroglou T, Snijders BE, Simon-Soria F, Uphoff H, VAN Asten L, Virtanen MJ, Wuillaume F, Mølbak K.

Eurosurveillance 2012; Vol. 17, Issue 18

Nicoll A, Ciancio BC, Lopez Chavarrias V, Mølbak K, Pebody R, Pedzinski B, et al.

Excess mortality among the elderly in 12 European countries, February and March 2012

Eurosurveillance 2012; Vol. 17, Issue 14

Mazick A, Gergonne B, Nielsen J, Wuillaume F, Virtanen MJ, Fouillet A, et al.

BMC Infectious Diseases 2011, 11:350

Nielsen J, Mazick A, Glismann S, Mølbak K.

####Burden of illness of the 2009 pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) in Denmark Vaccine. 22. Juli 2011;29 Suppl 2:B63–69

Mølbak K, Widgren K, Jensen KS, Ethelberg S, Andersen PH, Christiansen AH, et al.

####Excess mortality monitoring in England and Wales during the influenza 2009 pandemic Epidemiology and Infection 2011 Mar; 139(9)

Hardelid P, Andrews N, Pebody R.

####The potential for a concerted system for the rapid monitoring of excess mortality throughout Europe Eurosurveillance 2010; Vol. 15, Issue 43

Kanieff M, Rago G, Minelli G, Lamagni T, Sadicova O, Selb J, Vantarakis A, Conti S.

####Higher all-cause mortality in children during autumn 2009 compared with the three previous years: pooled results from eight European countries Eurosurveillance 2010; Vol. 15, Issue 5

Mazick A, Gergonne B, Wuillaume F, Danis K, Vantarakis A, Uphoff H, Spiteri G, van 't Klooster T, Junker C, Holmberg M, Mølbak K.

Experience and lessons from surveillance and studies of the 2009 pandemic in Europe

Public Health. 2010 Jan;124(1):14-23

Nicoll A, Ammon A, Amato Gauci A, Ciancio B, Zucs P, Devaux I, Plata F, Mazick A, Mølbak K, Asikainen T, Kramarz P.

Monitoring excess mortality for public health action: potential for a future European network

Eurosurveillance 2007; Vol. 12, Issue 1

Mazick A.

Causes of annual mortality variation in Sweden: Effects of influenza A, influenza V, RSV and extreme temperature

Submitted

Gergonne B, Björkenstam C, Tegnell A, Holmberg M.

Work Packages

Work Package 4 Report

Inventory of the Existing Mortality Monitoring Systems in Europe

Work Package 5 Report

Concept: Core attributes and requirements

Work Package 6 Report

Understanding crude mortality: learning from retrospective data

Work Package 7 Report

A European algorithm for a common monitoring of mortality across Europe