Ganley M L
Bering Straits Foundation, Nome, Alaska, USA.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 1998;57 Suppl 1:247-51.
This paper considers the spread of the 1918 influenza virus as it occurred among Inupiat communities on Alaska's Seward Peninsula. Documented historical sources concerning the epidemic among the Native communities are scarce and contain limited information. In contrast, oral histories of the event provide not only information about community mortality rates, but they also corroborate the few written documents that discuss the epidemic. Additionally, it has been found that the dispersal of the virus on the peninsula can only be accurately reconstructed with the aid of oral testimony. Data useful to both anthropologists and epidemiologists can be derived from this approach to historical analysis.
本文探讨了1918年流感病毒在阿拉斯加苏厄德半岛的伊努皮亚特社区中的传播情况。关于该流行病在当地社区中的历史文献记载稀少且信息有限。相比之下，关于该事件的口述历史不仅提供了社区死亡率的信息，还证实了少数讨论该流行病的书面文件。此外，人们发现，只有借助口述证词才能准确重建病毒在该半岛上的传播情况。这种历史分析方法能够得出对人类学家和流行病学家都有用的数据。
