Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2006)
Nonpharmaceutical Influenza Mitigation Strategies, US Communities, 1918–1920 Pandemic
Abstract
We studied nonpharmaceutical interventions used to mitigate the second, and most deadly, wave of the 1918–1920 influenza pandemic in the United States. We conclude that several small communities implemented potentially successful attempts at preventing the introduction of influenza.
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