School closure and mitigation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Hong Kong.
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.
Wu
Joseph T
JT
The University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Cowling
Benjamin J
BJ
Lau
Eric H Y
EH
Ip
Dennis K M
DK
Ho
Lai-Ming
LM
Tsang
Thomas
T
Chuang
Shuk-Kwan
SK
Leung
Pak-Yin
PY
Lo
Su-Vui
SV
Liu
Shao-Haei
SH
Riley
Steven
S
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