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90 Million Childhood Flu Cases And 1 Million Hospitalizations Globally Each Year

November 11, 2011 – 2:45 am

Prior to World Pneumonia Day (Sat 12 Nov) a study published Online First in The Lancet for the first time provides global estimates of seasonal influenza in children below the age of five years and the resultant burden of influenza-related pneumonia. According to the study, the researchers estimate that globally approximately 90 million children contract seasonal flu each year, resulting in around 1 million hospital admissions and almost 111,500 deaths due to influenza-related pneumonia, with 99% of these deaths occurring in developing countries…
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