[Impact of the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 on the general mortality profile in Boyacá, Colombia].
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OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiological and social impact of the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 in 41 municipalities of Boyacá, Colombia. METHODOLOGY Descriptive, analytical-empiric, historic study with an epidemiological focus. The volume and structure of the population is established and determines the mortality rates for the variables of time, person and place. RESULTS The pandemic began in October 1918 in Bogotá and reached Boyacá by road. The three chronological waves found in the literature were not identified. We found a significant difference in the behavior of the flu pandemic in the departmnent of Boyacá with that described in Europe and North America by the specialized literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos
دوره 16 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009