title: [Characterization of the influenza epidemic that occurred in 1988 in the Cristobál Labra health area].
abstract: A study was carried out on the influenza epidemic which broke out in the 21 804-inhabitant health area of the Cristóbal Larra Polyclinic of City of Havana Province on February 29, 1988. It was found that medical consultations for acute respiratory tract infections totalled 2046 during the 30-day epidemic; 1860 of these (90.9%) were first consultations, representing about 9% of the area population. The epidemic peak was reached 22 days after the outbreak. Higher consultation rates were of patients under 5 years, and the highest consultation coefficients were registered on Mondays. The application of the Rvachov-Baroyan model for local epidemic prognosis was not effective in the health area under study.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, IPK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguirre Jaime
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Linton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Caracterización de la epidemia de gripe ocurrida en 1988 en el área de salud "Cristóbal Labra".