The impact of regular school closure on seasonal influenza epidemics: a data-driven spatial transmission model for Belgium

The impact of regular school closure on seasonal influenza epidemics: a data-driven spatial transmission model for Belgium

Abstract Background School closure is often considered as an option to mitigate influenza epidemics because of its potential to reduce transmission in children and then in the community. The policy is still however highly debated because of controversial evidence. Moreover, the specific mechanisms l...

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Main Authors: Giancarlo De Luca, Kim Van Kerckhove, Pietro Coletti, Chiara Poletto, Nathalie Bossuyt, Niel Hens, Vittoria Colizza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
Metapopulation
Epidemic modeling
Spatial transmission
School closure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2934-3

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