Why did many more diamond miners than gold miners die in South Africa during the 1918 influenza pandemic?

International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-51

  Shanks, G Dennis ^a,b   Brundage, John ^c   Frean, John ^a,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diamond mines; Gold mines; Influenza; Mortality; Pandemic; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GOLD;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINER; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77749258175     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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