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Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
04-02-2007 · EurekAlert!One of the persistent riddles of the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic is why it struck different cities with varying severity. Why were some municipalities such as St. Louis spared the fate of the hard-hit cities like Philadelphia when both implemented similar public health measures? What made the difference, according to two independent studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, was not only how but also how rapidly different cities responded.
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