title: Effects of school closures, 2008 winter influenza season, Hong Kong.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. bcowling@hku.hk
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cowling
authors.forename: Eric H Y
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Conrad L H
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Calvin K Y
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovar
authors.forename: Kwok Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: J S Malik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peiris
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012574:Schools; D012621:Seasons