title: Influenza vaccination levels and influenza-like illness in long-term-care facilities for elderly people in Niigata, Japan, during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oshitani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines