School Closure and Mitigation of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Hong Kong

School Closure and Mitigation of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, kindergartens and primary schools were closed when local transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was identified. Secondary schools closed for summer vacation shortly afterwards. By fitting a model of reporting and transmission to case data, we estimated that transmission was reduced ≈25%...

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Main Authors: Joseph T. Wu, Benjamin J. Cowling, Eric H.Y. Lau, Dennis K.M. Ip, Lai-Ming Ho, Thomas Tsang, Shuk-Kwan Chuang, Pak-Yin Leung, Su-Vui Lo, Shao-Haei Liu, Steven Riley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
pandemic
mitigation
mathematical modeling
viruses
H1N1
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-1216_article

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