To Escape Bird Flu Move To The Country
December 19, 2007 by Flu Pandemic News
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People who lived in the country were much less likely to die with deadly flu than those who lived in towns and cities, according to a study of the worst pandemic to hit Britain.
During the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic an estimated 50 million people were killed worldwide by the virus, with the biggest toll felt by young adults, and scientists around the world are now studying historical records to find out what lessons can be learned in preparation for the next pandemic.
“Death rates were 30-40 per cent higher in cities and towns as compared with rural areas,” said Prof Gerardo Chowell of Arizona State University, one of the authors of the study of the impact on England and Wales published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences.
