Spanish Influenza in Japanese Armed Forces, 1918–1920

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kawana, Akihiko ; Naka, Go ; Fujikura, Yuji ; Kato, Yasuyuki ; Mizuno, Yasutaka ; Kondo, Tatsuya ; Kudo, Koichiro
• Description:
  With the recent outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1), the risk for the next influenza pandemic has increased. For effective countermeasures against the next pandemic, investigation of past pandemics is necessary. We selected cases diagnosed as influenza from medical records and hospitalization registries of Japanese army hospitals during 1918-1920, the Spanish influenza era, and investigated clinical features and circumstances of outbreaks. Admission lists showed a sudden increase in the number of inpatients with influenza in November 1918 and showed the effect of the first wave of this pandemic in Tokyo. The death rate was high (6%-8%) even though patients were otherwise healthy male adults.
• Subjects:
  Adult Disease Outbreaks History, 20th Century Hospitals, Military Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 Male Medical Records Middle Aged Military Personnel Registries Research

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(4):590-593.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Japan ; Russia
• Location:
  Asia ; Europe
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3d0fab7a57499a569291cd3ac651f03afbae265e6daabdeea07d760f76940c27
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16384/cdc_16384_DS1.pdf
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