June 1, 1957Journal of HygieneOpen Access

Estimates of the infection rates for poliomyelitis virus in the years preceding the poliomyelitis epidemics of 1916 in New York and 1945 on Mauritius

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Population

Populations in New York and Mauritius during poliomyelitis epidemics, specifically analyzing age groups from…

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Authors

DSDonald W. SampleWalter Reed Army Institute of Research CEC. A. EvansAustralian National University

Discussion

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Implication

Historical polio patterns highlight infection frequency shaping age-specific attack rates; leaves open validation in modern cohorts.

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Population

Populations in New York (1916) and Mauritius (1945) during poliomyelitis epidemics, specifically analyzing age groups from 1 to 9 years old

Outcome

Age-specific attack rates and estimated immunizing infection rates

Historical epidemiological data from polio epidemics suggest that annual immunizing infection rates of 30-45% can account for the observed age-specific declines in attack rates among children.

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Sample et al. (1957) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9275a6b1fb2e37bf1f5643 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400037141

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