Excess mortality in Europe estimated by EuroMOMO during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous influenza seasons

Sarah K. Nørgaard, Jens Nielsen, Christel B. Schjørring, Albert S. Kalnæs, Lukas Richter, Alena Chalupka, Toon Braeye, Serge Nganda Mekogo, Maria Athanasiadou, Theodore Lytras, Gleb Denissov, Oskari Luomala, Isabelle Pontais, Benedikt Zacher, Matthias an der Heiden, Kassiani Mellou, Ioannis Panagoulias, Anna Paldy, Tibor Malnasi, Eva Kelly, Naama Rotem, Francesca K. de’Donato, Chiara Di Blasi, Joël Mossong, Anne Vergison, Kathleen England, Neville Calleja, Liselotte van Asten, Jan van de Kassteele, Christian Madsen, Susana Silva, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Natalija Kranjec, Inmaculada León-Gómez, Diana Gomez-Barroso, Ilias Galanis, Ahmed Farah, Rolf Weitkunat, Nick Andrews, Tom Clare, Magda Bucholc, Declan T. Bradley, Naoma William, Mark Hamilton, Pernille Jorgensen, Richard G. Pebody, Nick Bundle, Bolette Søborg, Tyra G. Krause, Kåre Mølbak, Lasse S. Vestergaard

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67981-1
Published: 2026-01-15
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-025-67981-1,
  title = {Excess mortality in Europe estimated by EuroMOMO during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous influenza seasons},
  author = {Sarah K. Nørgaard and Jens Nielsen and Christel B. Schjørring and Albert S. Kalnæs and Lukas Richter and Alena Chalupka and Toon Braeye and Serge Nganda Mekogo and Maria Athanasiadou and Theodore Lytras and Gleb Denissov and Oskari Luomala and Isabelle Pontais and Benedikt Zacher and Matthias an der Heiden and Kassiani Mellou and Ioannis Panagoulias and Anna Paldy and Tibor Malnasi and Eva Kelly and Naama Rotem and Francesca K. de’Donato and Chiara Di Blasi and Joël Mossong and Anne Vergison and Kathleen England and Neville Calleja and Liselotte van Asten and Jan van de Kassteele and Christian Madsen and Susana Silva and Ana Paula Rodrigues and Natalija Kranjec and Inmaculada León-Gómez and Diana Gomez-Barroso and Ilias Galanis and Ahmed Farah and Rolf Weitkunat and Nick Andrews and Tom Clare and Magda Bucholc and Declan T. Bradley and Naoma William and Mark Hamilton and Pernille Jorgensen and Richard G. Pebody and Nick Bundle and Bolette Søborg and Tyra G. Krause and Kåre Mølbak and Lasse S. Vestergaard},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-025-67981-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67981-1}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Excess mortality in Europe estimated by EuroMOMO during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous influenza seasons
AU  - Sarah K. Nørgaard
AU  - Jens Nielsen
AU  - Christel B. Schjørring
AU  - Albert S. Kalnæs
AU  - Lukas Richter
AU  - Alena Chalupka
AU  - Toon Braeye
AU  - Serge Nganda Mekogo
AU  - Maria Athanasiadou
AU  - Theodore Lytras
AU  - Gleb Denissov
AU  - Oskari Luomala
AU  - Isabelle Pontais
AU  - Benedikt Zacher
AU  - Matthias an der Heiden
AU  - Kassiani Mellou
AU  - Ioannis Panagoulias
AU  - Anna Paldy
AU  - Tibor Malnasi
AU  - Eva Kelly
AU  - Naama Rotem
AU  - Francesca K. de’Donato
AU  - Chiara Di Blasi
AU  - Joël Mossong
AU  - Anne Vergison
AU  - Kathleen England
AU  - Neville Calleja
AU  - Liselotte van Asten
AU  - Jan van de Kassteele
AU  - Christian Madsen
AU  - Susana Silva
AU  - Ana Paula Rodrigues
AU  - Natalija Kranjec
AU  - Inmaculada León-Gómez
AU  - Diana Gomez-Barroso
AU  - Ilias Galanis
AU  - Ahmed Farah
AU  - Rolf Weitkunat
AU  - Nick Andrews
AU  - Tom Clare
AU  - Magda Bucholc
AU  - Declan T. Bradley
AU  - Naoma William
AU  - Mark Hamilton
AU  - Pernille Jorgensen
AU  - Richard G. Pebody
AU  - Nick Bundle
AU  - Bolette Søborg
AU  - Tyra G. Krause
AU  - Kåre Mølbak
AU  - Lasse S. Vestergaard
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature Communications
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-025-67981-1
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Nørgaard, S. K., Nielsen, J., Schjørring, C. B., Kalnæs, A. S., Richter, L., Chalupka, A., Braeye, T., Mekogo, S. N., Athanasiadou, M., Lytras, T., Denissov, G., Luomala, O., Pontais, I., Zacher, B., Heiden, M. A. D., Mellou, K., Panagoulias, I., Paldy, A., Malnasi, T., Kelly, E., Rotem, N., de’Donato, F. K., Blasi, C. D., Mossong, J., Vergison, A., England, K., Calleja, N., Asten, L. V., Kassteele, J. V. D., Madsen, C., Silva, S., Rodrigues, A. P., Kranjec, N., León-Gómez, I., Gomez-Barroso, D., Galanis, I., Farah, A., Weitkunat, R., Andrews, N., Clare, T., Bucholc, M., Bradley, D. T., William, N., Hamilton, M., Jorgensen, P., Pebody, R. G., Bundle, N., Søborg, B., Krause, T. G., Mølbak, K., & Vestergaard, L. S. (2026). Excess mortality in Europe estimated by EuroMOMO during the COVID-19 pandemic and previous influenza seasons. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67981-1

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