Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong

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.

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Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong

Published Date:

Oct 2008

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(10):1660-1662

Language:

English

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Personal Authors:

Cowling, Benjamin J. ; Lau, Eric H.Y. ; Lam, Conrad L.H. ; Cheng, Calvin K.Y. ; Kovar, Jana ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

18826841

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2609897

Description:

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.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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