title: Protective effect of maritime quarantine in South Pacific jurisdictions, 1918-19 influenza pandemic.
abstract: We reviewed mortality data of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic for 11 South Pacific Island jurisdictions. Four of these appear to have successfully delayed or excluded the arrival of pandemic influenza by imposing strict maritime quarantine. They also experienced lower excess death rates than the other jurisdictions that did not apply quarantine measures.
authors.affiliation: University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Heath
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiedrzynski
authors.forename: Jacob L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Kool
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011790:Quarantine / Q000266:history*