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- Excess mortality among the elderly in 12 European countries, February and March 2012Publication . Mazick, A.; Gergonne, B.; Nielsen, J.; Wuillaume, F.; Virtanen, M.J.; Fouillet, A.; Uphoff, H.; Sideroglou, T.; Paldy, A.; Oza, A.; Nunes, Baltazar; Flores-Segovia, V.M.; Junker, C.; McDonald, S.A.; Green, H.K.; Pebody, R.; Mølbak, K.In February and March 2012, excess deaths among the elderly have been observed in 12 European countries that carry out weekly monitoring of all-cause mortality. These preliminary data indicate that the impact of influenza in Europe differs from the recent pandemic and post-pandemic seasons. The current excess mortality among the elderly may be related to the return of influenza A(H3N2) virus, potentially with added effects of a cold snap.