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Common colds on Tristan da Cunha

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

M. Shibli ,
S. Gooch ,
H. E. Lewis  and
D. A. J. Tyrrell
M. Shibli
Affiliation:
Medical Officers, Tristan da Cunha
S. Gooch
Affiliation:
Medical Officers, Tristan da Cunha
H. E. Lewis
Affiliation:
Division of Human Physiology, National Institute for Medical Research, Holly Hill, London, NW3 6RB
D. A. J. Tyrrell
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, England
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Eight epidemics of respiratory disease have been observed among islanders of Tristan da Cunha. They seem to be initiated by the arrival of ships and transmission seemed to occur as a result of close human contact but could not always be traced. Islanders suffered from less colds than those in less isolated communities.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , June 1971 , pp. 255 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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