Outbreak of influenza A in a boarding school in South Africa, 2016

• Published in: The Pan African medical journal Vol. 33; no. 42; p. 42
• Main Authors: Kleynhans, Jackie, Treurnicht, Florette Kathleen, Cohen, Cheryl, Vedan, Theesan, Seleka, Mpho, Maki, Lwando, von Gottberg, Anne, McCarthy, Kerrigan, Ramkrishna, Wayne, McMorrow, Meredith, Walaza, Sibongile
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda African Field Epidemiology Network 2019; The African Field Epidemiology Network; The Pan African Medical Journal
• Subjects: Adolescent; boarding school; Child; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; cohort study; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross-sectional study; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Humans; Immunization; influenza; Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - virology; Male; Medical records; outbreak; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Schools; South Africa - epidemiology; Students; Vaccines; Young Adult; South Africa; United States > US; influenza; outbreak; cross-sectional study; Boarding school; cohort study

We investigated an outbreak of influenza-like illness (ILI) at a boarding school in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. We aimed to confirm the etiological agent, estimate attack rates and identify risk factors for illness. We conducted a retrospective cohort study including senior school boarders...