A primary school outbreak of pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) in China

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 259-266

  Huai, Yang ^a   Lin, Jinyan ^b   Varma, Jay K ^c,d   Peng, Zhibin ^a   He, Jianfeng ^b   Cheng, Chen ^a   Zhong, Haojie ^b   Chen, Yuansheng ^a   Zheng, Yingdong ^e   Luo, Yuan ^a   Liang, Wenjia ^b   Wu, Xiaoling ^b   Huang, Zhenyu ^b   McFarland, Jeffrey ^c,f   Feng, Zijian ^a   Uyeki, Timothy M ^f   Yu, Hongjie ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c China US Collaborative Program on Emerging and Re emerging Infectious Diseases   (China)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Outbreak; Pandemic 2009 influenza H1N1; School

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77955791551     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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