Protective Effect of Maritime Quarantine in South Pacific Jurisdictions, 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

We reviewed mortality data of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by imposing strict maritime quarantine. They also experienced lower excess death rates than the othe...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 468 - 470
Main Authors McLeod, Melissa A, Baker, Michael, Wilson, Nick, Kelly, Heath, Kiedrzynski, Tom, Kool, Jacob L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.03.2008
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Summary:We reviewed mortality data of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by imposing strict maritime quarantine. They also experienced lower excess death rates than the other jurisdictions that did not apply quarantine measures.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1403.07-0927