[bird flu, history] Maritime Quarantine in South Pacific Jurisdictions, 191819 Influenza Pandemic
[compare the story of Wales, Alaska] McLeod MA, Baker M, Wilson N, Kelly H, Kiedrzynski T, Kool JL. Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South Pacific jurisdictions, 191819 influenza pandemic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar; [Epub ahead of print] Melissa A. McLeod,* Michael Baker,* Nick Wilson,* Heath Kelly, Tom Kiedrzynski, and Jacob L. Kool§ *University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand; Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, Australia; Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia; and §World Health Organization Office for the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
We reviewed mortality data of the 191819 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by imposing strict maritime quarantine. They also experienced lower excess death rates than the other jurisdictions that didnt apply quarantine measures.
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