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Casualties during Australian military operations in New Guinea 1914-1919

INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL (2023)

Back to the future: lethal respiratory pandemics in New Guinea

G. Dennis Shanks

Summary: Lethal respiratory epidemics have plagued Papua New Guinea since the 19th century, largely attributed to influenza and often worsened by secondary bacterial pneumonias. In 1969, an outbreak of H3N2 influenza and subsequent pneumococcal pneumonias in PNG was met with a major deployment of the Australian Defence Force, highlighting the ongoing role of Australia in vaccination efforts in the country.

INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL (2022)

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