Mitigation of Influenza B Epidemic with School Closures, Hong Kong, 2018

In winter 2018, schools in Hong Kong were closed 1 week before the scheduled Chinese New Year holiday to mitigate an influenza B virus epidemic. The intervention occurred after the epidemic peak and reduced overall incidence by ≈4.2%. School-based vaccination programs should be implemented to more e...

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Autores principales: Ali, Sheikh Taslim, Cowling, Benjamin J., Lau, Eric H.Y., Fang, Vicky J., Leung, Gabriel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334723
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180612
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author Ali, Sheikh Taslim
Cowling, Benjamin J.
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Fang, Vicky J.
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description In winter 2018, schools in Hong Kong were closed 1 week before the scheduled Chinese New Year holiday to mitigate an influenza B virus epidemic. The intervention occurred after the epidemic peak and reduced overall incidence by ≈4.2%. School-based vaccination programs should be implemented to more effectively reduce influenza illnesses.
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spelling pubmed-62000082018-11-08 Mitigation of Influenza B Epidemic with School Closures, Hong Kong, 2018 Ali, Sheikh Taslim Cowling, Benjamin J. Lau, Eric H.Y. Fang, Vicky J. Leung, Gabriel M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In winter 2018, schools in Hong Kong were closed 1 week before the scheduled Chinese New Year holiday to mitigate an influenza B virus epidemic. The intervention occurred after the epidemic peak and reduced overall incidence by ≈4.2%. School-based vaccination programs should be implemented to more effectively reduce influenza illnesses. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6200008/ /pubmed/30334723 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180612 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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Ali, Sheikh Taslim
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title_full Mitigation of Influenza B Epidemic with School Closures, Hong Kong, 2018
title_fullStr Mitigation of Influenza B Epidemic with School Closures, Hong Kong, 2018
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title_short Mitigation of Influenza B Epidemic with School Closures, Hong Kong, 2018
title_sort mitigation of influenza b epidemic with school closures, hong kong, 2018
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30334723
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180612
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