Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong

In winter 2008, kindergartens and primary schools in Hong Kong were closed for 2 weeks after media coverage indicated that 3 children had died, apparently from influenza. We examined prospective influenza surveillance data before, during, and after the closure. We did not find a substantial effect o...

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Autores principales: Cowling, Benjamin J., Lau, Eric H.Y., Lam, Conrad L.H., Cheng, Calvin K.Y., Kovar, Jana, Chan, Kwok Hung, Peiris, J.S. Malik, Leung, Gabriel M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2609897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826841
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080646
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Sumario:In winter 2008, kindergartens and primary schools in Hong Kong were closed for 2 weeks after media coverage indicated that 3 children had died, apparently from influenza. We examined prospective influenza surveillance data before, during, and after the closure. We did not find a substantial effect on community transmission.

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