title: School closure and mitigation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Hong Kong.
abstract: In Hong Kong, kindergartens and primary schools were closed when local transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was identified. Secondary schools closed for summer vacation shortly afterwards. By fitting a model of reporting and transmission to case data, we estimated that transmission was reduced approximately 25% when secondary schools closed.
authors.affiliation: The University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cowling
authors.forename: Eric H Y
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Dennis K M
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Lai-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Shuk-Kwan
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Pak-Yin
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Su-Vui
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Shao-Haei
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D012574:Schools; D012621:Seasons