title: [An epidemic of type B influenza in the geriatric psychiatry department of a psychiatric hospital].
abstract: The authors submit an epidemiological and aetiological analysis of a local epidemic of influenza type B which occurred in April 1989 in a mental hospital at the geronto-psychiatric department. In the course of two weeks 26 patients and 5 health workers from a total of 72 exposed subjects contracted influenza. 50% of the patients who contracted influenza died. The authors emphasize the necessity of early preventive epidemiological provisions in institutions of this type.
authors.affiliation: Okresní hygienická stnice, Praha.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strihavková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Havlícková
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tůmová
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D009981:Influenza B virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Epidemie chripky typu B na gerontopsychiatrickém oddĕlení psychiatrické lécebny.