What can we learn from historical pandemics? A systematic review of the literature

Á Doran, CL Colvin, E McLaughlin - Social science & medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
What are the insights from historical pandemics for policymaking today? We carry out a
systematic review of the literature on the impact of pandemics that occurred since the …

[HTML][HTML] Suppl-2, M5: zoonotic viral diseases of equines and their impact on human and animal health

B Kumar, A Manuja, BR Gulati, N Virmani… - The open virology …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conclusion: Equine viral diseases though restricted to certain geographical areas have
huge impact on equine and human health. Diseases like West Nile fever, Hendra, VS, VEE …

[HTML][HTML] Improvements and persisting challenges in COVID-19 response compared with 1918–19 influenza pandemic response, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

J Summers, A Kvalsvig, LT Barnard… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Exploring the results of the COVID-19 response in New Zealand (Aotearoa) is warranted so
that insights can inform future pandemic planning. We compared the COVID-19 response in …

Unanswered questions about the 1918 influenza pandemic: origin, pathology, and the virus itself

JS Oxford, D Gill - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2018 - thelancet.com
The influenza epidemic of 1918 represented the greatest failure of medical science in the
20th century. Fortunately, research throughout subsequent years has been making amends …

Demographic and evolutionary consequences of pandemic diseases

S DeWitte, A Wissler - 2021 - macsphere.mcmaster.ca
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has justifiably captured the attention of people around the
world since late 2019. It has produced in many people a new perspective on or, indeed, a …

The unusually diverse mortality patterns in the Pacific region during the 1918–21 influenza pandemic: reflections at the pandemic's centenary

GD Shanks, N Wilson, R Kippen… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
The 1918–21 influenza pandemic was the most lethal natural event in recent history. In the
Pacific region, the pandemic's effects varied greatly across different populations and …

Insights from unusual aspects of the 1918 influenza pandemic

GD Shanks - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2015 - Elsevier
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most lethal single event in modern history. Besides its
mortality the 1918 pandemic was unusual for several reasons. It preferentially killed young …

Contextualizing pandemics: Respiratory survivorship before, during, and after the 1918 influenza pandemic in Newfoundland

TP van Doren, S Kelmelis - American Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Research on the 1918 influenza pandemic often focuses exclusively on
pandemic years, reducing the potential long‐term insights about the pandemic. It is critical to …

A review of evidence that equine influenza viruses are zoonotic

T Xie, BD Anderson, U Daramragchaa… - Pathogens, 2016 - mdpi.com
Among scientists, there exist mixed opinions whether equine influenza viruses infect man. In
this report, we summarize a 2016 systematic and comprehensive review of the English …

Is antigenic sin always “original?” Re-examining the evidence regarding circulation of a human H1 influenza virus immediately prior to the 1918 Spanish flu

A Gagnon, JE Acosta, J Madrenas, MS Miller - PLoS pathogens, 2015 - journals.plos.org
What makes the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic stand out from all the others is its
wellknown W-shaped mortality signature, which was caused by unusually high mortality …