2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-59702009000100004
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Impacto de la pandemia de gripa de 1918-1919 sobre el perfil de mortalidad general en Boyacá, Colombia

Abstract: Objective: To describe the epidemiological and social impact of the flu pandemic of [1918][1919] (Ayora-Talavera, 1999, p.58). Diversos autores coinciden en afirmar que el grupo de edad más afectado en 1918 fue el de hombres y mujeres, entre veinte y cuarenta años (Crosby, 2003, p.202-226).A partir de la experiencia de las epidemias y del conocimiento del virus, se han estudiado patrones de comportamiento y de difusión de la gripa de 1918-1919 (La Palabra Católica, 1918) y Cartagena (García Usta, 2000, p.1… Show more

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“…In 1918, Colombia’s population of 5.8 million was heterogeneously distributed and relatively isolated from the rest of the world ( 34 ); this isolation could explain the lack of exposure to influenza viruses during the middle of the 19th century. Also in 1918, transportation was underdeveloped in Colombia, consisting mostly of horse- or mule-drawn street cars, waterways, and sparse railroads that did not connect with Boyacá ( 34 ). Remoteness could have affected the probability of introduction and of local dissemination of influenza viruses in the Boyacá region.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In 1918, Colombia’s population of 5.8 million was heterogeneously distributed and relatively isolated from the rest of the world ( 34 ); this isolation could explain the lack of exposure to influenza viruses during the middle of the 19th century. Also in 1918, transportation was underdeveloped in Colombia, consisting mostly of horse- or mule-drawn street cars, waterways, and sparse railroads that did not connect with Boyacá ( 34 ). Remoteness could have affected the probability of introduction and of local dissemination of influenza viruses in the Boyacá region.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A similar phenomenon could also explain the apparent lack of a herald pandemic wave in the spring of 1918, when pandemic virus activity was not yet globally widespread. Of note, the capital city, Bogota, was the first area in Colombia to report increased influenza activity in October 1918; the virus quickly spread to other Colombia locations ( 34 ). …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Los primeros estudios realizados en el país se limitan a lo ocurrido en Bogotá (7). En Boyacá se ha investigado la mortalidad a partir de los registros de defunción parroquiales en el 39 % de los 105 municipios existentes y, posteriormente, en el 64 % (8)(9)(10)(11)(12). El presente trabajo analiza el comportamiento de la mortalidad por la pandemia de gripa en 94 municipios del departamento de Boyacá correspondientes al 89.5 % de los existentes en la época.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…En América Latina el panorama resulta ser aún más desértico, solo se constata la existencia de indagaciones provenientes de Brasil y algunos artículos aislados sobre ciertas ciudades de Colombia y México, producto del advenimiento de la última epidemia de gripe ah1n1 en el año 2009 que parece haber despertado el interés de los investigadores sociales por la problemática de la gripe española (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13).…”
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