title: Variable Mortality From the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic During Military Training.
abstract: During the 1918-1919 pandemic, influenza mortality widely varied across populations and locations. Records of U.S. military members in mobilization camps (n = 40), military academies, and officer training schools were examined to document differences in influenza experiences during the fall 1918. During the fall-winter 1918-1919, mortality percentages were higher among soldiers in U.S. Army mobilization camps (0.34-4.3%) than among officer trainees (0-1.0%). Susceptibility to infection and clinical expressions of 1918 pandemic influenza varied largely based on host epidemiological characteristics rather than the inherent virulence of the virus.
authors.affiliation: Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Weary Dunlop Drive, Enoggera, QLD 4051, Australia.
authors.forename: G Dennis
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Shanks
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, US Military Academy, 646 Swift Road, West Point, NY 10996.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burroughs
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, United States Naval Academy, 572M Holloway Road, MS-9B, Annapolis, MD 21402.
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, US Military Academy, 646 Swift Road, West Point, NY 10996.
authors.forename: Norman C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, United States Naval Academy, 572M Holloway Road, MS-9B, Annapolis, MD 21402.
authors.forename: Virginia F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Centre for Australian Military and Veterans' Health, School of Population Health, Brisbane, QLD 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waller
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC), 11800 Tech Road, Suite 220, Silver Spring, MD 20904.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brundage
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D064149:Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919 / Q000266:history*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology