Variable Mortality From the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic During Military Training

被引:5
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作者
Shanks, G. Dennis [1 ,2 ]
Burroughs, Steven [3 ]
Sohn, Joshua D. [4 ]
Waters, Norman C. [3 ]
Smith, Virginia F. [4 ]
Waller, Michael [2 ]
Brundage, John F. [5 ]
机构
[1] Australian Army Malaria Inst, Gallipoli Barracks, Weary Dunlop Dr, Enoggera, Qld 4051, Australia
[2] Univ Queensland, Ctr Australian Mil & Vet Hlth, Sch Populat Hlth, 288 Herston Rd, Brisbane, Qld 2006, Australia
[3] US Mil Acad, Dept Chem, 646 Swift Rd, West Point, NY 10996 USA
[4] US Naval Acad, Dept Chem, 572M Holloway Rd,MS-9B, Annapolis, MD 21402 USA
[5] AFHSC, 11800 Tech Rd,Suite 220, Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA
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ARMY;
D O I
10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00124
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
During the 1918-1919 pandemic, influenza mortality widely varied across populations and locations. Records of U.S. military members in mobilization camps (n = 40), military academies, and officer training schools were examined to document differences in influenza experiences during the fall 1918. During the fall-winter 19181919, mortality percentages were higher among soldiers in U.S. Army mobilization camps (0.34-4.3%) than among officer trainees (0-1.0%). Susceptibility to infection and clinical expressions of 1918 pandemic influenza varied largely based on host epidemiological characteristics rather than the inherent virulence of the virus.
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页码:878 / 882
页数:5
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