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

Authors
Oshitani, H Saito, R Seki, N Tanabe, N Yamazaki, O Hayashi, S Suzuki, H
Citation
H. Oshitani et al., Influenza vaccination levels and influenza-like illness in long-term-care facilities for elderly people in Niigata, Japan, during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic, INFECT CONT, 21(11), 2000, pp. 728-730
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health
Journal title
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0899823X → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
728 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(200011)21:11<728:IVLAII>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Surveys on influenza vaccination and illness in longterm-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, wh ich should be strongly recommended for institutionalized elderly people.