School closure and mitigation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, kindergartens and primary schools were closed when local transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was identified. Secondary schools closed for summer vacation shortly afterwards. By fitting a model of reporting and transmission to case data, we estimated that transmission was reduced appro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2010-03, Vol.16 (3), p.538-541
Hauptverfasser:	Wu, Joseph T, Cowling, Benjamin J, Lau, Eric H Y, Ip, Dennis K M, Ho, Lai-Ming, Tsang, Thomas, Chuang, Shuk-Kwan, Leung, Pak-Yin, Lo, Su-Vui, Liu, Shao-Haei, Riley, Steven
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiviral agents Child Child, Preschool Control Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Drug therapy Epidemics H1N1 Health aspects Hong Kong Hong Kong - epidemiology Humans Influenza Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - prevention & control Influenza, Human - transmission mathematical modeling mitigation Models, Biological pandemic Population Surveillance - methods Prevention School management and organization Schools Seasons Swine influenza viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	In Hong Kong, kindergartens and primary schools were closed when local transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was identified. Secondary schools closed for summer vacation shortly afterwards. By fitting a model of reporting and transmission to case data, we estimated that transmission was reduced approximately 25% when secondary schools closed.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1603.091216