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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2008-10, Vol.14 (10), p.1660-1662
Hauptverfasser:	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
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child Child, Preschool Children China Diagnosis Dispatch Elementary schools Facility closures Health aspects Hong Kong - epidemiology human influenza Humans Infant Influenza Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - prevention & control Influenza, Human - transmission Population Surveillance primary school public health Risk factors school closures Schools Seasons sentinel surveillance social distancing
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1410.080646