Investigating 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in US Schools: What Have We Learned?

Investigating 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in US Schools: What Have We Learned?

US investigations of school-based outbreaks of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection characterized influenza-like illness (ILI) attack rates, transmission risk factors, and adherence to nonpharmaceutical interventions. We summarize seven school-based investigations conducted during April-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2011-01, Vol.52 (suppl_1), p.S161-S167
Hauptverfasser: Iuliano, A. Danielle, Dawood, Fatimah S., Silk, Benjamin J., Bhattarai, Achuyt, Copeland, Daphne, Doshi, Saumil, France, Anne Marie, Jackson, Michael L., Kennedy, Erin, Loustalot, Fleetwood, Marchbanks, Tiffany, Mitchell, Tarissa, Averhoff, Francisco, Olsen, Sonja J., Swerdlow, David L., Finelli, Lyn
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Disease transmission
Diseases
Epidemiology
Female
H1N1 subtype influenza A virus
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
High school students
Humans
Infection Control
Infections
Infectious diseases
Influenza A virus
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - transmission
Influenza, Human - virology
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Predisposing factors
Preventive medicine
Risk Factors
Schools
Swine flu
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:US investigations of school-based outbreaks of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection characterized influenza-like illness (ILI) attack rates, transmission risk factors, and adherence to nonpharmaceutical interventions. We summarize seven school-based investigations conducted during April-June 2009 to determine what questions might be future investigations. Surveys were administered 5-28 days after identification of the outbreaks, and participation rates varied among households (39—86%) and individuals (24—49%). Compared with adults (4%—10%) and children aged
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciq032