Prospective Epidemiological Evaluation of Seasonal Influenza in All Elementary Schoolchildren in Matsumoto City, Japan, in 2014/2015

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 333 - 339
• Main Authors: Uchida, Mitsuo, Kaneko, Minoru, Hidaka, Yoshihiko, Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Honda, Takayuki, Takeuchi, Shouhei, Saito, Masaya, Kawa, Shigeyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 2017; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Child; Children; Cities - epidemiology; Curve fitting; Elementary schools; epidemic; Epidemics; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Health care facilities; Humans; Incidence; Influenza; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - transmission; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Prospective Studies; schoolchildren; Schools; seasonal influenza; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires; transmission; Viruses; Japan; schoolchildren; epidemiology; transmission; seasonal influenza; epidemic

Seasonal influenza is known to spread within and among educational organizations. Detailed understanding of the pattern of infection requires comprehensive prospective epidemiological studies, involving all schools within a community. This prospective survey evaluated 13,217 schoolchildren attending...