Swine-Origin Influenza A Outbreak 2009 at Shinshu University, Japan

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 79
• Main Authors: Uchida, Mitsuo, Tsukahara, Teruomi, Kaneko, Minoru, Washizuka, Shinsuke, Kawa, Shigeyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 04.02.2011; BioMed Central Ltd; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Avian flu; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Outbreaks; Education; Elementary schools; Environmental management; Female; Health care; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - drug effects; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza, Human - diagnosis; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - physiopathology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Japan - epidemiology; Kindergarten; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Middle schools; Outbreaks; Pandemics; Preventive medicine; Prospective Studies; Schools; Seasons; Statistical analysis; Students; Swine - virology; Swine flu; Universities; University students; Young Adult; Young adults; Japan

A worldwide outbreak of swine flu H1N1 pandemic influenza occurred in April 2009. To determine the mechanism underlying the spread of infection, we prospectively evaluated a survey implemented at a local university. Between August 2009 and March 2010, we surveyed 3 groups of subjects: 2318 children...