Details:

Alternative Title:
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.
Subject:
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Another Dimension
History, 20th Century
Humans
Influenza, Human
Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919
Military Personnel
Naval Medicine
Pandemics
Records As Topic
Ships
World War I

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(11):1900-1903.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
New Zealand
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d01d31e3a80ad0d485c3cea635201a386f75e6db9b2312506b556c73d7bd57a7
File Type:

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