Influenza vaccination levels and influenza-like illness in long-term-care facilities for elderly people in Niigata, Japan, during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic.
Surveys on influenza vaccination and illness in long-term-care facilities in Niigata Prefecture during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic revealed that >20% of facilities had outbreaks and >10% of residents experienced influenza. Outbreaks and number of cases were significantly reduced by vaccination, which should be strongly recommended for institutionalized elderly people.
Oshitani
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Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Saito
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R
Seki
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Tanabe
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N
Yamazaki
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O
Hayashi
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Suzuki
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population
D007252:Influenza Vaccines