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What makes an epidemic a disaster: the future of epidemics within the EM-DAT International Disaster Database.
system, serves as a determinant of epidemic disasters. The experts favored deaths and confirmed cases as key indicators, alongside suggestions on refining EM- DAT ’s entry criteria and improving epidemic ...
COVID-19 mortality statistics: a comparative study of epidemiological surveillance data and death certificates in 2020 in Belgium
Marie-Isabelle Joris; Hanna Masson; Mathieu Roelants; Peter Verduyckt; Elias Neirynck; Natalia Bustos Sierra Source: Quetelet Journal, Volume 11, Issue 1 (2024) Keywords: Cause of Death COVID-19 Death Certificates ...
Excess mortality in Europe coincides with peaks of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), November 2023 to February 2024.
(EuroMOMO) has observed excess mortality in Europe. During weeks 48 2023-6 2024, preliminary results show a substantially increased rate of 95.3 (95% CI: 91.7-98.9) excess all-cause deaths per 100,000 ...
Unravelling demographic and socioeconomic patterns of COVID-19 death and other causes of death: results of an individual-level analysis of exhaustive cause of death data in Belgium, 2020
Gadeyne Source: Archives of Public Health, Volume 82, Issue 1 (2024) Keywords: causes of death COVID-19 mortality Social inequalities Abstract: Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant excess ...
Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach
Van den Borre Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 81, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: Belgium burden of disease Cause of Death Garbage code Ill-defined death mortality Redistribution Years of life lost ...
COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million and infection fatality ratio, Belgium, 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020
Keywords: COVID-19 Excess mortality nursing homes Abstract: Background COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million population (DPM), infection fatality ratio (IFR) and case fatality ratio (CFR) ...
Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020
COVID-19-related mortality in Belgium has drawn attention for two reasons: its high level, and a good completeness in reporting of deaths. An ad hoc surveillance was established to register COVID-19 death numbers in ...
All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century.
Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country’s COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible ...