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

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• Journal Article:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Summers, Jennifer A.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Another Dimension
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Medicine
  • Pandemics
  • Records as Topic
  • Ships
  • Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(11):1900-1903.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Zealand
• Location:
  Oceania
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19075/cdc_19075_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 265.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
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