Pandemic Influenza Outbreak on a Troop Ship—Diary of a Soldier in 1918

A newly identified diary from a soldier in 1918 describes aspects of a troop ship outbreak of pandemic influenza. This diary is the only known document that describes this outbreak and provides information not officially documented concerning possible risk factors such as overcrowding and the subopt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Summers, Jennifer A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
Materias:
Another Dimension
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23092739
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1811.AD1811
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Sumario:A newly identified diary from a soldier in 1918 describes aspects of a troop ship outbreak of pandemic influenza. This diary is the only known document that describes this outbreak and provides information not officially documented concerning possible risk factors such as overcrowding and the suboptimal outbreak response by military leaders. It also presents an independent personal perspective of this overwhelming experience.

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