| Title |
1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics - Volume 12, Number 1—January 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2006
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| DOI | 10.3201/eid1201.050979 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jeffery K. Taubenberger, David M. Morens |
| Abstract |
The "Spanish" influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, which caused approximately 50 million deaths worldwide, remains an ominous warning to public health. Many questions about its origins, its unusual epidemiologic features, and the basis of its pathogenicity remain unanswered. The public health implications of the pandemic therefore remain in doubt even as we now grapple with the feared emergence of a pandemic caused by H5N1 or other virus. However, new information about the 1918 virus is emerging, for example, sequencing of the entire genome from archival autopsy tissues. But, the viral genome alone is unlikely to provide answers to some critical questions. Understanding the 1918 pandemic and its implications for future pandemics requires careful experimentation and in-depth historical analysis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 289 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 78 | 5% |
| Canada | 63 | 4% |
| Australia | 46 | 3% |
| Spain | 24 | 1% |
| Italy | 22 | 1% |
| Germany | 20 | 1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 | <1% |
| Finland | 14 | <1% |
| Other | 186 | 11% |
| Unknown | 881 | 54% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1468 | 90% |
| Scientists | 92 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 46 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 31 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Austria | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | <1% |
| Unknown | 986 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 184 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 172 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 171 | 17% |
| Researcher | 130 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 45 | 4% |
| Other | 160 | 16% |
| Unknown | 162 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 253 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 140 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 116 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 64 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 39 | 4% |
| Other | 219 | 21% |
| Unknown | 193 | 19% |
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