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Influenza Epidemiology
Research results from Center for Bioenvironmental Research update understanding of influenza epidemiology
December 2nd, 2008
Fresh data on influenza are presented in the report 'Cross-protection between successive waves of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic: epidemiological evidence from US Army camps and from Britain.' According to recent research from the United States, "The current worst-case scenario for pandemic influenza planning is based on the catastrophic 1918-1919 pandemic. In this article, we examine the strength of cross-protection between successive waves of the 1918-1919 pandemic, which has remained a long-standing issue of debate." "We studied monthly hospitalization and mortality rates for respiratory illness in 37 army camps, as well as the rates of repeated episodes of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-02)
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