MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Jul 2;48(25):545-6, 555.
On June 18, 1999, CDC and Health Canada received reports from public health authorities in Alaska and the Yukon Territory about clusters of febrile respiratory illness and associated pneumonia among travelers and tourism workers. This report presents information about the outbreak. Laboratory evidence, including rapid influenza A antigen-detection tests and viral cultures from respiratory specimens, has implicated influenza A virus as the cause of illness.
1999年6月18日，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）和加拿大卫生部收到了阿拉斯加及育空地区公共卫生部门发来的报告，内容是关于旅行者和旅游业工作人员中出现的发热呼吸道疾病集群以及相关肺炎病例。本报告介绍了此次疫情的相关信息。实验室证据，包括甲型流感抗原快速检测试验以及呼吸道标本的病毒培养结果，均表明甲型流感病毒是致病原因。
