Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (52)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by GLEZEN, W. P.
Right arrow Articles by ALDRIDGE, C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by GLEZEN, W. P.
Right arrow Articles by ALDRIDGE, C.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 111, No. 1: 13-22
Copyright © 1980 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

research-article

EPIDEMIOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS OF INFLUENZA B VIRUS INFECTIONS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, 1976–1977

W. PAUL GLEZEN, ROBERT B. COUCH, LARRY H. TABER, ABEL PAREDES, JAMES E. ALLISON, A. L. FRANK and CLIVE ALDRIDGE1

1Influenza Research Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Avenue, Baylor College of Medicine 1200 Moursund Avenue, Houston, TX 77030

reprint requests to Dr. Glezen at this address

Influenza B virus infections were documented In Houston, Texas, in 726 patients with febrile respiratory illnesses who presented to representative primary care facilities during the 1976–1977 respiratory disease season. This epidemic followed a "herald wave" of illness associated with influenza B during the preceding spring. Over one-half the virus isolates were from children aged 5–19 years, and school absenteeism rates indicated that about 40 per cent of the students in the Houston area were III enough to miss school during the epidemic. The rapid rise in the number of cases among students after the school holiday recess demonstrated the importance of school attendance for the rapid dissemination of influenza viruses. During the later phase of the epidemic, most of the cases were preschool children and adults. In addition to disease of the respiratory tract, the epidemic was accompanied by cases of Reye's syndrome at a rate expected for an urban area.

disease outbreaks; Influenza; Reye's syndrome


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 AJPHHome page
S. Santibanez, A. E. Fiore, T. L. Merlin, and S. Redd
A Primer on Strategies for Prevention and Control of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza
Am J Public Health, October 1, 2009; 99(S2): S216 - S224.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 JAMAHome page
W. W. Thompson, D. K. Shay, E. Weintraub, L. Brammer, C. B. Bridges, N. J. Cox, and K. Fukuda
Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in the United States
JAMA, September 15, 2004; 292(11): 1333 - 1340.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
W. C. Gruber, L. H. Taber, W. P. Glezen, R. D. Clover, T. D. Abell, R. W. Demmler, and R. B. Couch
Live Attenuated and Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in School-age Children
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, May 1, 1990; 144(5): 595 - 600.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.