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 ca...

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Published inEuro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 14; no. 24
Main Authors Sypsa, V, Hatzakis, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sweden 18.06.2009
Subjects
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - prevention & control
Mexico - epidemiology
Proportional Hazards Models
Schools
Students - statistics & numerical data
Mexico
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Summary: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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ISSN:1560-7917
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/ese.14.24.19240-en