School closure is currently the main strategy to mitigate influenza A(H1N1)v: a modeling study.
Mathematical modeling was employed on recent epidemiological data from Mexico in order to assess the impact of intervention strategies on the spread of influenza A(H1N1)v in the setting of the European region. Active surveillance that will ensure timely treatment and home isolation of symptomatic cases in combination with school closure seem to form an efficient strategy to control the spread of influenza A(H1N1)v.
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Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. ahatzak@med.uoa.gr
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data