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To the Editor: The quantitation of mortality and morbidity caused by influenzavirus infections has traditionally relied on estimates of the number of infections that occur in excess of the number expected for the season. The sharp seasonality of the annual influenza epidemics allows such estimates. Two reports in the January 27 issue of the Journal, one by Neuzil et al.¹ and one by Izurieta et al.,² assessed the serious morbidity that might be attributed to influenzavirus infections in children. These estimates of morbidity are substantial but conservative. Both groups of investigators limited their estimates because of concern about overlap of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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