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Influenza Vaccination Levels and Influenza-Like Illness in Long-Term-Care Facilities for Elderly People in Niigata, Japan, During an Influenza A (H3N2) Epidemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Hitoshi Oshitani ,
Reiko Saito ,
Nao Seki ,
Naohito Tanabe ,
Osamu Yamazaki ,
Seiji Hayashi  and
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hitoshi Oshitani
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
Reiko Saito
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
Nao Seki
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
Naohito Tanabe
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
Osamu Yamazaki
Affiliation:
Department of Life Science and Social Welfare, Niigata Prefecture Government, Niigata, Japan
Seiji Hayashi
Affiliation:
Niigata City Public Health and Sanitation Center, Niigata, Japan
Hiroshi Suzuki*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
*
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachidori, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Abstract

Surveys on influenza vaccination and illness in long-term-care facilities in Niigata Prefecture during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic revealed that >20% of facilities had outbreaks and >10% of residents experienced influenza. Outbreaks and number of cases were significantly reduced by vaccination, which should be strongly recommended for institutionalized elderly people.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 11 , November 2000 , pp. 728 - 730
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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