Factors Affecting the Incidence and Severity of Poliomyelitis

Autor:	Stanley N. Faro, William J. Dougherty
Rok vydání:	1959
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine New Jersey business.industry Incidence Mortality rate Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine medicine.disease Poliomyelitis Age groups Paralysis medicine Humans medicine.symptom Epidemics business Demography
Zdroj:	New England Journal of Medicine. 261:934-936
ISSN:	1533-4406 0028-4793
DOI:	10.1056/nejm195911052611902
Popis:	THE incidence of poliomyelitis in New Jersey has varied widely over nearly half a century. In 1916 more than 4000 cases were reported within the State, with a death rate of 40.3 per 100,000. Other major epidemics occurred in 1931, 1945 and 1949. On the other extreme, there have been twelve years since 1916 in which attack rates of 2.0 per 100,000 and lower were recorded, associated with a death rate of 0.5 and lower. In 1957, 81 cases occurred, with no deaths, the only year since 1916 in which no fatal cases were reported. In 1958, however, there was . . .
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