Deaths Associated with Respiratory Syncytial and Influenza Viruses among Persons ≥5 Years of Age in HIV-Prevalent Area, South Africa, 1998–20091
Cheryl Cohen
, Sibongile Walaza, Cecile Viboud, Adam L. Cohen, Shabir A. Madhi, Marietjie Venter, Claire von Mollendorf, Jocelyn Moyes, Johanna M. McAnerney, and Stefano Tempia
Author affiliations: National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa (S. Tempia, S. Walaza, S.A. Madhi, C. von Mollendorf, J. Moyes, J.M. McAnerney, C. Cohen); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Tempia, A.L. Cohen); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pretoria, South Africa (S. Tempia, A.L. Cohen, M. Venter); National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (C. Viboud); University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (S.A. Madhi, J. Moyes, C. Cohen)
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Figure. Monthly mortality and detection rates for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in South Africa, 1998–2009. A) Observed respiratory deaths, predicted deaths, and predicted baseline by month (model 1) of persons 20–44 years of age. B) Observed respiratory deaths, predicted deaths, and predicted baseline by month (model 1) in persons ≥75 years of age. C) Detection rate (i.e., monthly number of positive specimens divided by annual number of specimens tested) of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (all ages).
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