Rates of influenza-like illness and winter school breaks, Chile, 2004-2010

Gerardo Chowell; Sherry Towers; Cécile Viboud; Rodrigo Fuentes; Viviana Sotomayor

doi:10.3201/eid2007.130967

Rates of influenza-like illness and winter school breaks, Chile, 2004-2010

Gerardo Chowell, Sherry Towers, Cécile Viboud, Rodrigo Fuentes, Viviana Sotomayor

CLAS-SS: Human Evolution and Social Change, School of (SHESC)

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Abstract

To determine effects of school breaks on influenza virus transmission in the Southern Hemisphere, we analyzed 2004-2010 influenza-like-illness surveillance data from Chile. Winter breaks were significantly associated with a two-thirds temporary incidence reduction among schoolchildren, which supports use of school closure to temporarily reduce illness, especially among schoolchildren, in the Southern Hemisphere.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1203-1207
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	20
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2007.130967
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Chowell, G., Towers, S., Viboud, C., Fuentes, R., & Sotomayor, V. (2014). Rates of influenza-like illness and winter school breaks, Chile, 2004-2010. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20(7), 1203-1207. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2007.130967

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