Influenza A outbreaks--Louisiana, August 1993.
In August 1993, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH) investigated reports of acute respiratory illness among residents of two nursing homes and workers on a dredging barge in southern Louisiana; influenza type A has been confirmed as the cause of these outbreaks. This report summarizes the investigations of the outbreaks.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012767:Ships