School closures during the 2009 influenza pandemic: national and local experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School closure is a non-pharmaceutical intervention that was considered in many national pandemic plans developed prior to the start of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic, and received considerable attention during the event. Here, we retrospectively review and compare national and local experiences with school closures in several countries during the A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic. Our intention is not to make a systematic review of country experiences; rather, it is to present the diversity of school closure experiences and provide examples from national and local perspectives.

Methods

Data were gathered during and following a meeting, organized by the European Centres for Disease Control, on school closures held in October 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. A standard data col

SUBMITTER: Cauchemez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021091 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature