Public Health Interventions, Epidemic Growth, and Regional Variation of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Outbreak in a Swiss Canton and Its Greater Regions

Staub, Kaspar; Jüni, Peter; Urner, Martin; Matthes, Katarina L.; Leuch, Corina; Gemperle, Gina; Bender, Nicole; Fabrikant, Sara Irina; Puhan, Milo A.; Rühli, Frank J; Gruebner, Oliver; Floris, Joël

doi:10.7326/m20-6231

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“…Living conditions have changed substantially over time, and the viruses responsible for each pandemic had different biological and epidemiologic characteristics, including mortality patterns ( 59 ). However, there are also significant parallels between the pandemics of 1918 and 2020, such as authorities' hesitant and decentralized management of subsequent waves, as recently described for Switzerland ( 65 ).…”

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Historically High Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain

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“…Historically, the Spanish flu pandemic has been regarded as the most deadly pandemic and the second wave of the pandemic killed more people than the first wave [ 3 ]. Today, we are facing a similar situation all over the world with the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic affecting more persons all over the world [ 4 ].…”

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The Increased Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Comparison of Demographics of Both the Waves of the Pandemic—An Indian Tertiary Center Experience

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Background The second wave of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has posed new challenges in the management of Orthopedic trauma patients due to the overburdened healthcare facilities and we aim to present the differences in demographics between the first wave and the initial part of the second wave. Methodology This study was a retrospective cross-sectional study of our trauma registry from June 19, 2020 to October 13, 2020 (1st study period) and from April 1, 2021 to the first week of May 2021 (2nd study period). We looked into differences in the following three parameters: (1) infection rate among Orthopaedic patients in the first and second study period of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, (2) infection rate among the Health Care Workers and (3) hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections in admitted Orthopaedic trauma patients. Results 35 out of 852 patients (4.1%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection in 1st study period as compared to 48 out of 262 patients (18.3%) in the 2nd study period ( p < 0.001). 23 HCW’s involved in management of Orthopaedic trauma patients tested positive in the second study period compared to none in the first study period. 17 patients had Hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2nd study period compared to 7 in 1st study period. There were more asymptomatic patients for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the 2nd study period. Conclusion Significant increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Orthopaedic trauma patients, and the increased number of HCW’s affected with SARS-CoV-2 infection have been the challenges in 2nd study period.

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“…Yet, there are also significant parallels between the 2 pandemics. For instance, authorities’ management of subsequent waves as recently described for Switzerland ( 42 ).…”

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Pandemic excess mortality in Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was at its highest since 1918

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Estimating excess mortality allows quantification of overall pandemic impact. For recent decades, mortality data are easily accessible for most industrialized countries, but only a few countries have continuous data available for longer periods. Since Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland were militarily neutral and not involved in combat during both world wars, these countries have monthly all-cause mortality statistics available for over 100 years with no interruptions. We show that during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland recorded the highest aggregated monthly excess mortality (17%, 9% and 14%) since the 1918 influenza pandemic (53%, 33% and 49%), when compared to respective expected values. For Sweden and Switzerland, the highest monthly spikes in 2020 almost reached those of January 1890. These findings emphasize the historical dimensions of the ongoing pandemic and support the notion of a pandemic disaster memory gap.

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Public Health Interventions, Epidemic Growth, and Regional Variation of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Outbreak in a Swiss Canton and Its Greater Regions

Cited by 14 publications

References 28 publications

Historically High Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain

Historically High Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain

The Increased Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Comparison of Demographics of Both the Waves of the Pandemic—An Indian Tertiary Center Experience

Pandemic excess mortality in Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was at its highest since 1918

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