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.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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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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author 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.
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Lau, Eric H.Y.
Lam, Conrad L.H.
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Kovar, Jana
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description 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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spelling pubmed-26098972009-01-13 Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong 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. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2609897/ /pubmed/18826841 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080646 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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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.
Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong
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title_full Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong
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title_short Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong
title_sort effects of school closures, 2008 winter influenza season, hong kong
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2609897/
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