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Protective Effect of Maritime Quarantine in South Pacific Jurisdictions, 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic

We reviewed mortality data of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by imposing strict maritime quarantine. They also experienced lower excess death rates than the othe...

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Autores principales: McLeod, Melissa A., Baker, Michael, Wilson, Nick, Kelly, Heath, Kiedrzynski, Tom, Kool, Jacob L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1403.07-0927