THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS DURING A RUBELLA OUTBREAK IN A CHINESE MIDDLE SCHOOL

An abstract of a study examining the effect of public health interventions during a rubella outbreak in a Chinese Middle School is presented. Outbreak detection through surveillance, enhanced case finding, and vaccination as implemented prevented an over two-fold increase in the final size of the ou...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 2013-11, Vol.178 (10), p.1589
Main Authors: van Gaalen, RD, Zhongjie, L, Shengjie, L, Honglong, Z, Biyun, C, Lidong, G, Hongjie, Y, Weizhong, Y, Buckeridge, DL
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Epidemics
Immunization
Measles
Middle schools
Monte Carlo simulation
Public health
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Summary:An abstract of a study examining the effect of public health interventions during a rubella outbreak in a Chinese Middle School is presented. Outbreak detection through surveillance, enhanced case finding, and vaccination as implemented prevented an over two-fold increase in the final size of the outbreak. A more rapid vaccination campaign could have been effective in further reducing infection rates.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256