作者: Hitoshi Oshitani , Reiko Saito , Nao Seki , Naohito Tanabe , Osamu Yamazaki
DOI: 10.1086/501725
关键词: Environmental health 、 Risk factor 、 Medicine 、 Vaccination 、 Long-term care 、 Immunology 、 Viral disease 、 Epidemiology 、 Influenza-like illness 、 Outbreak 、 Influenza 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.