Influenza-respiratory disease surveillance report no. 84, September 15, 1968

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• Alternative Title:
  Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza vaccines 1968-69 ; Supplementary Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza vaccines 1968-69
• Corporate Authors:
  National Communicable Disease Center (U.S.). Respiratory Viral Diseases Unit. ; National Communicable Disease Center (U.S.). Laboratory Branch. Respiratory Virus Infections Unit. ; United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice. ; World Health Organization. International Influenza Center for the Americas.
• Description:
  "In the winter of.1967-68, a major epidemic of A2 influenza occurred in the United States. Forty-six states reported outbreaks of influenza-like illness. The extent of the outbreaks of influenza was much greater in the eastern part of the country. Excess mortality was seen throughout the month of January 1968 for the country as a whole and for eight of the nine geographic divisions. Excess mortality appeared 4-5 weeks after the onset of outbreaks" - p. [1]
• Content Notes:
  September 15, 1968.
  
  Produces by the National Communicable Disease Center, Epidemiology Program, Viral Diseases Section, Respiratory Viral Diseases Unit, Statistics Section, in collaboration with Respiratory Virus Infections Unit Laboratory Program; World Health Organization International Influenza Center for the Americas, NCDC.
  
  Last page consists of a listing by state of state epidemiologists.
  
  Section VI. Public Health Service Advisory Committee recommendations on influenza vaccine consists of: Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza vaccines 1968-69 (reprinted from v. 17, no. 26, week ending July 29, 1968) and: Supplementary Recommendation of the Public Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza vaccines 1968-69 (reprinted from the Morbidity and mortality weekly report, v. 17, no. 35, week ending August 31, 1968).
  
  "Summarized in this report is information received from State Health Departments, university investigators, virology laboratories and other pertinent sources, domestic and foreign. Much of the information is preliminary. It is intended primarily for the use of those with responsibility for disease control activities. Anyone desiring to quote this report should contact the original investigator for confirmation and interpretation." - preface
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Immunization Programs Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H2N2 Subtype Influenza B Virus Influenza Vaccines Pneumonia
• Source:
  Influenza-respiratory disease surveillance report ; no. 84 ; MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 17, no. 26, p. 246-247 ; MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 17, no. 35, p. 368
• Document Type:
  Newsletter
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  print; 25, [5] p,: tables, maps ; 28 cm.
• Issue:
  84
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Resources
• Main Document Checksum:
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