Post-Tsunami Outbreaks of Influenza in Evacuation Centers in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

We describe 2 post-tsunami outbreaks of influenza A in evacuation centers in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in 2011. Although containment of the outbreak was challenging in the evacuation settings, prompt implementation of a systemic approach with a bundle of control measures was important to control the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2012-01, Vol.54 (1), p.e5-e7
Hauptverfasser:	Hatta, Masumitsu, Endo, Shiro, Tokuda, Koichi, Kunishima, Hiroyuki, Arai, Kazuaki, Yano, Hisakazu, Ishibashi, Noriomi, Aoyagi, Tetsuji, Yamada, Mitsuhiro, Inomata, Shinya, Kanamori, Hajime, Gu, Yoshiaki, Kitagawa, Miho, Hirakata, Yoichi, Kaku, Mitsuo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Child, Preschool Communicable Disease Control - methods Disease control Disease Outbreaks Epidemics Evacuations & rescues Female Humans Influenza Influenza, Human - epidemiology Japan - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Tsunamis Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe 2 post-tsunami outbreaks of influenza A in evacuation centers in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in 2011. Although containment of the outbreak was challenging in the evacuation settings, prompt implementation of a systemic approach with a bundle of control measures was important to control the influenza outbreaks. We describe 2 post-tsunami outbreaks of influenza A in evacuation centers in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in 2011. Although containment of the outbreak was challenging in the evacuation settings, prompt implementation of a systemic approach with a bundle of control measures was important to control the influenza outbreaks.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/cid/cir752