ArticleBMC infectious diseases2014
The evolution of pandemic influenza: evidence from India, 1918-19.
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- Tracking Pandemic Severity Using Data on the Age Structure of Mortality: Lessons From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Michigan.American journal of public health · 2021Article
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- Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and Mortality Rate in India: The Winning Edge.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
- Influenza pandemic preparedness: A special challenge for India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2019Article
- Impact of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Coastal Kenya.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Article
- Spatiotemporal Patterns and Diffusion of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in British India.American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- The Mother of All Pandemics Is 100 Years Old (and Going Strong)!American journal of public health · 2018Article
- Pandemic Flu, 1918: After hundred years, India is as vulnerable.The Indian journal of medical research · 2018Article
- Taming the beast: Hospital management of a nosocomial middle east respiratory syndrome outbreak.Journal of infection and public healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe 1918-19 'Spanish' Influenza was the most devastating pandemic in recent history, with estimates of global mortality ranging from 20 to 50 million. The focal point of the pandemic was India, with an estimated death toll of between 10 and 20 million. We will characterize the pattern of spread, mortality, and evolution of the 1918 influenza across India using spatial or temporal data.
methodsThis study estimates weekly deaths in 213 districts from nine provinces in India. We compute statistical measures of the severity, speed, and duration of the virulent autumn wave of the disease as it evolved and diffused throughout India. These estimates create a clear picture of the spread of the pandemic across India.
resultsAnalysis of the timing and mortality patterns of the disease reveals a striking pattern of speed deceleration, reduction in peak-week mortality, a prolonging of the epidemic wave, and a decrease in overall virulence of the pandemic over time.
conclusionsThe findings are consistent with a variety of possible causes, including the changing nature of the dominant viral strain and the timing and severity of the monsoon. The results significantly advance our knowledge of this devastating pandemic at its global focal point.
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