title: The 1918 influenza epidemic in Mamre.
abstract: The 1918 influenza epidemic was a historic, health and demographic landmark in South Africa. In Mamre the mortality rate was 39/1,000, which was similar to the rate in Cape Town. The male/female ratio was 1,33, with males between the ages of 20 and 40 years accounting for 60% of deaths.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa