Henderson D A, Courtney Brooke, Inglesby Thomas V, Toner Eric, Nuzzo Jennifer B
Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA.
Biosecur Bioterror. 2009 Sep;7(3):265-73. doi: 10.1089/bsp.2009.0729.
As the U.S. prepares to respond this fall and winter to pandemic (H1N1) 2009, a review of the 1957-58 pandemic of Asian influenza (H2N2) could be useful for planning purposes because of the many similarities between the 2 pandemics. Using historical surveillance reports, published literature, and media coverage, this article provides an overview of the epidemiology of and response to the 1957-58 influenza pandemic in the U.S., during which an estimated 25% of the population became infected with the new pandemic virus strain. While it cannot be predicted with absolute certainty how the H1N1 pandemic might play out in the U.S. this fall, lessons from the 1957-58 influenza pandemic provide useful and practical insights for current planning and response efforts.
在美国准备于今秋和冬季应对2009年甲型H1N1流感大流行之际，回顾1957 - 1958年亚洲甲型H2N2流感大流行可能对规划工作有所助益，因为这两次大流行存在诸多相似之处。本文利用历史监测报告、已发表文献及媒体报道，概述了美国1957 - 1958年流感大流行的流行病学情况及应对措施，在此次大流行期间，估计有25%的人口感染了新的大流行病毒株。虽然无法绝对确定甲型H1N1流感大流行今秋在美国会如何发展，但1957 - 1958年流感大流行的经验教训为当前的规划和应对工作提供了有益且实用的见解。
