Rates of Influenza-like Illness and Winter School Breaks, Chile, 2004–2010

To determine effects of school breaks on influenza virus transmission in the Southern Hemisphere, we analyzed 2004–2010 influenza-like–illness surveillance data from Chile. Winter breaks were significantly associated with a two-thirds temporary incidence reduction among schoolchildren, which support...

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Autores principales: Chowell, Gerardo, Towers, Sherry, Viboud, Cécile, Fuentes, Rodrigo, Sotomayor, Viviana
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24963800
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2007.130967
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author Chowell, Gerardo
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description To determine effects of school breaks on influenza virus transmission in the Southern Hemisphere, we analyzed 2004–2010 influenza-like–illness surveillance data from Chile. Winter breaks were significantly associated with a two-thirds temporary incidence reduction among schoolchildren, which supports use of school closure to temporarily reduce illness, especially among schoolchildren, in the Southern Hemisphere.
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spelling pubmed-40738572014-07-16 Rates of Influenza-like Illness and Winter School Breaks, Chile, 2004–2010 Chowell, Gerardo Towers, Sherry Viboud, Cécile Fuentes, Rodrigo Sotomayor, Viviana Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To determine effects of school breaks on influenza virus transmission in the Southern Hemisphere, we analyzed 2004–2010 influenza-like–illness surveillance data from Chile. Winter breaks were significantly associated with a two-thirds temporary incidence reduction among schoolchildren, which supports use of school closure to temporarily reduce illness, especially among schoolchildren, in the Southern Hemisphere. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4073857/ /pubmed/24963800 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2007.130967 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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