School closure is currently the main strategy to mitigate influenza A(H1N1)v: a modeling study

• Published in: Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 14; no. 24
• Main Authors: Sypsa, V, Hatzakis, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...