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Common colds in Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

T. R. Allen
T. R. Allen
Affiliation:
Medical OfficerBritish Antarctic Survey
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Recent studies have established that the occurrence of common cold epidemics amongst men in Antarctica shows a pattern similar to that seen in other isolated communities such as Tristan da Cunha (Cameron & Moore, 1968; Shibli, Gooch, Lewis & Tyrrell, 1971). Colds occur during relief periods when ships and aircraft call, and disappear during the months of winter isolation, but no statistical analysis of the incidence of such colds is available.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 4 , December 1973 , pp. 649 - 656
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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