Recurrent Asian influenza in an industrial population.

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Article1 May 1961RECURRENT ASIAN INFLUENZA IN AN INDUSTRIAL POPULATIONNEILL K. WEAVER, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN G. LIONE, M.D., WILLIAM J. MOGABGAB, M.D., F.A.C.P.NEILL K. WEAVER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN G. LIONE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. MOGABGAB, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-5-843 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn epidemic of influenza may disable a significant number of workers in an industrial plant and seriously curtail its operation. At present, vaccination offers the only means of offsetting these consequences. Since acceptability of the vaccine dictates the amount of its use in a civilian population, this factor must be considered along with the protective effect of the vaccine in evaluating the degree of success in a program of control. Accordingly, it was of interest to investigate two occurrences of influenza A2 in an industrial population that had been offered influenza immunization on an annual basis since 1957.In the...Bibliography1. MogabgabPelonBurchHolmes WJWGEB: Characteristics of the Asian strain of influenza A. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 99: 116-20, Oct. 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Mogabgab WJ, in Top, F. H.: Communicable and infectious diseases. C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, pp. 386-95, 1960. Google Scholar3. CareyDunnRobinsonJensenMartin DEFLRQKEJD: Community-wide epidemic of Asian strain influenza. J. A. M. A. 167: 1459-63, July 19, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DunnCareyCohenMartin FLDEAJD: Epidemiologic studies of Asian influenza in a Louisiana parish. Amer. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 1, 1961.From the Medical Department, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Baton Rouge Refinery, and the Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La.†Supported in part by U. S. Public Health Service Grant EP3509 to the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Neill K. Weaver, M.D., Medical Department, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Baton Rouge Refinery, Post Office Box 551, Baton Rouge, La. 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