Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates

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¹ WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
² West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
³ Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA; Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
⁴ National Institute of Health Data Science, Peking University, Beijing, China; Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
⁵ Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
⁶ Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK. Electronic address: mark.woolhouse@ed.ac.uk.

PMID: 36774149
PMCID: PMC9910847
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00112-5

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Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates

Matshidiso Moeti et al. Lancet. 2023.

. 2023 Feb 11;401(10375):431.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00112-5.

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¹ WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
² West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
³ Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA; Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
⁴ National Institute of Health Data Science, Peking University, Beijing, China; Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
⁵ Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK.
⁶ Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK. Electronic address: mark.woolhouse@ed.ac.uk.

PMID: 36774149
PMCID: PMC9910847
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00112-5

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Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates - Authors' reply.
Hay SI, Murray CJL; COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators. Hay SI, et al. Lancet. 2023 Feb 11;401(10375):433-434. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00227-1. Lancet. 2023. PMID: 36774152 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020-21.
COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators. COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators. Lancet. 2022 Apr 16;399(10334):1513-1536. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02796-3. Epub 2022 Mar 10. Lancet. 2022. PMID: 35279232 Free PMC article.

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