Effect of Winter School Breaks on Influenza-like Illness, Argentina, 2005–2008

Effect of Winter School Breaks on Influenza-like Illness, Argentina, 2005–2008

School closures are used to reduce seasonal and pandemic influenza transmission, yet evidence of their effectiveness is sparse. In Argentina, annual winter school breaks occur during the influenza season, providing an opportunity to study this intervention. We used 2005–2008 national weekly surveill...

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Main Authors: Roberto C. Garza, Ricardo Basurto-Dávila, Ismael R. Ortega-Sanchez, Luis Oreste Carlino, Martin I. Meltzer, Rachel Albalak, Karina Balbuena, Pablo Orellano, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Francisco Averhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
school closure
community mitigation
social isolation
Argentina
winter
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-0916_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-0916_article

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