| Age distribution of cases and deaths during the 1889 influenza pandemic. | |
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PMID: 21757106 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Using historical data taken from archival records from five European countries and the United States, we evaluate the age distributions of influenza cases and deaths during the 1889 influenza pandemic. We found that the clinical attack rate in 1889 was relatively high and constant between the ages of 1 and 60 years, but was lower outside of the extremes of this age range. By contrast, age-specific influenza-related mortality rates were J-shaped and increased with age beyond 20 years. We conclude that the age-specific attack rates of the 1889 pandemic were most similar to those of the 1968 pandemic and that influenza-related mortality rates did not follow a W-shaped curve as was observed during the 1918 pandemic. Adding 1889 to the short catalogue of influenza pandemics previously studied makes the 1918 pandemic even more exceptional in terms of mortality burden and age distribution of deaths. |
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Sophie Valtat; Anne Cori; Fabrice Carrat; Alain-Jacques Valleron |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Vaccine Volume: 29 Suppl 2 ISSN: 1873-2518 ISO Abbreviation: Vaccine Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-07-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8406899 Medline TA: Vaccine Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: B6-B10 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U 707, F-75012 Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR-S 707, F-75012 Paris, France. |
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