Influenza Pandemic Periodicity, Virus Recycling, and the Art of Risk Assessment

Influenza pandemic risk assessment is an uncertain art. The theory that influenza A virus pandemics occur every 10 to 11 years and seroarcheologic evidence of virus recycling set the stage in early 1976 for risk assessment and risk management of the Fort Dix, New Jersey, swine influenza outbreak. Ad...

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Main Author: Walter R. Dowdle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/1/05-1013_article