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The Annual Burden Of Seasonal Influenza In The Us Veterans Affairs Population, Yinong Young-Xu, Robertus Van Aalst, Ellyn Russo, Jason K. H. Lee, Ayman Chit

Dartmouth Scholarship

Seasonal influenza epidemics have a substantial public health and economic burden in the United States (US). On average, over 200,000 people are hospitalized and an estimated 23,000 people die from respiratory and circulatory complications associated with seasonal influenza virus infections each year. Annual direct medical costs and indirect productivity costs across the US have been found to average respectively at $10.4 billion and $16.3 billion. The objective of this study was to estimate the economic impact of severe influenza-induced illness on the US Veterans Affairs population. The five-year study period included 2010 through 2014. Influenza-attributed outcomes were estimated with a …