Influenza vaccination levels and influenza-like illness in long-term-care facilities for elderly people in Niigata, Japan, during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic

作者: Hitoshi Oshitani , Reiko Saito , Nao Seki , Naohito Tanabe , Osamu Yamazaki

DOI: 10.1086/501725

关键词: Environmental healthRisk factorMedicineVaccinationLong-term careImmunologyViral diseaseEpidemiologyInfluenza-like illnessOutbreakInfluenza a

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

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