The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 in two remote island nations: Iceland and New Zealand.

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Nations varied in their experience of, and response to, the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Island communities can provide unique opportunities to study the epidemiology of infectious diseases. We aimed to compare the epidemiology and public health response to this pandemic in two remote island nations, on opposite sides of the globe: Iceland and New Zealand (NZ).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): N. Z. Med. J.

Title: The New Zealand medical journal

ISSN (Electronic): 1175-8716

ISSN (Print): 0028-8446

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 19 2013

Volume: 126

Issue: 1373

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[1 ] Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Box 7343 Wellington, New Zealand. jenn.summers@gmail.com

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PubMed ID: 23797079

SO-VID: 4352526c-fe7b-4695-929a-b0e6f9934e53

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