Transmission characteristics of different students during a school outbreak of (H1N1) pdm09 influenza in China, 2009.

ABSTRACT: Many outbreaks of A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza have occurred in schools with a high population density. Containment of school outbreaks is predicted to help mitigate pandemic influenza. Understanding disease transmission characteristics within the school setting is critical to implementing effective control measures. Based on a school outbreak survey, we found almost all (93.7%) disease transmission occurred within a single grade, only 6.3% crossed grades. Transmissions originating from freshmen exhibited a star-shaped network; other grades exhibited branch- or line-shaped networks, indicating freshmen have higher activity and are more likely to cause infection. R0 for freshmen, calculated as 2.04, estimated as 2.76, was greater than for other grades (P < 0.01). Without intervention, the estimat

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4124738 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature