Excess Deaths and Immunoprotection during 1918–1920 Influenza Pandemic, Taiwan

To determine the difference in age-specific immunoprotection during waves of influenza epidemics, we analyzed excess monthly death data for the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic in Taiwan. For persons 10–19 years of age, percentage of excess deaths was lowest in 1918 and significantly higher in 1920, per...

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Autor principal: Hsieh, Ying-Hen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861055
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.080811
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Sumario:To determine the difference in age-specific immunoprotection during waves of influenza epidemics, we analyzed excess monthly death data for the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic in Taiwan. For persons 10–19 years of age, percentage of excess deaths was lowest in 1918 and significantly higher in 1920, perhaps indicating lack of immunoprotection from the first wave.

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