Monitoring for outbreak-associated excess mortality in an African city: Detection limits in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Monitoring for outbreak-associated excess mortality in an African city: Detection limits in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Objectives: Quantitative estimates of the impact of infectious disease outbreaks are required to develop measured policy responses. In many low- and middle-income countries, inadequate surveillance and incompleteness of death registration are important barriers. Design: Here, we characterize how lar...

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Main Authors: Fidisoa Rasambainarivo, Anjarasoa Rasoanomenjanahary, Joelinotahiana Hasina Rabarison, Tanjona Ramiadantsoa, Rila Ratovoson, Rindra Randremanana, Santatriniaina Randrianarisoa, Malavika Rajeev, Bruno Masquelier, Jean Michel Heraud, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Benjamin L. Rice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Excess mortality
Madagascar
COVID-19
Measles
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220324954

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