Average disease burden highest for invasive pneumococcal disease and influenza

woensdag 1 oktober 2014 16:00

The average annual disease burden for the total Dutch population was highest for invasive pneumococcal disease and influenza. This is based on data on 32 infectious diseases published by RIVM in the annual ‘State of Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands’. This disease burden is the number of healthy years lost due to infectious diseases. These and other findings in the report are used by policy makers in public health to assess preventive measures.