Key result
Poliomyelitis epidemics have increased in frequency and size since 1881, culminating in the 1916 New York epidemic with over 5,000 cases.
Population
Patients with poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) in historical epidemics
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Historical polio patterns warrant ongoing surveillance; leaves open drivers of epidemic growth in susceptible groups.
Historical account of the increasing frequency and size of poliomyelitis epidemics up to 1916.
Archibald L. Hoyne (1916) conducted a review in Poliomyelitis. Poliomyelitis epidemics have increased in frequency and size since 1881, culminating in the 1916 New York epidemic with over 5,000 cases.
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