Effects of School Closures, 2008 Winter Influenza Season, Hong Kong
Emerging infectious diseases2008Vol. 14(10), pp. 1660–1662
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Benjamin J. Cowling, Eric H. Y. Lau, Conrad L.H. Lam, C. Cheng, Jana Kovar, Kwok Hung Chan, Malik Peiris, GM Leung
Abstract
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.
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