The Naval Reserve Station at Los Angeles Harbor was placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure for influenza

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On Sept. 28, 1918, the Naval Reserve Station at Los Angeles Harbor was placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure for influenza. Several days later, Army officials placed the Arcadia Balloon School under protective quarantine, prohibiting the men there from visiting nearby Pasadena and other communities without special permission.

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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.