Mortality Patterns Associated with the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Mexico: Evidence for a Spring Herald Wave and Lack of Preexisting Immunity in Older Populations | Zendy

Gerardo Chowell | Zendy; Cécile Viboud | Zendy; Lone Simonsen | Zendy; Mark A. Miller | Zendy; Rodolfo Acuña-Soto | Zendy

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Mortality Patterns Associated with the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Mexico: Evidence for a Spring Herald Wave and Lack of Preexisting Immunity in Older Populations

Author(s) -

Gerardo Chowell,

Cécile Viboud,

Lone Simonsen,

Mark A. Miller,

Rodolfo Acuña-Soto

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/654897

Subject(s) - pandemic , immunity , spring (device) , influenza pandemic , virology , biology , medicine , immunology , demography , covid-19 , immune system , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Although the mortality burden of the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic has been carefully quantified in the United States, Japan, and European countries, little is known about the pandemic experience elsewhere. Here, we compiled extensive archival records to quantify the pandemic mortality patterns in 2 Mexican cities, Mexico City and Toluca.

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