Post-Tsunami Outbreaks of Influenza in Evacuation Centers in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Author(s) -
Mochammad Hatta,
Shiro Endo,
Koichi Tokuda,
Hiroyuki Kunishima,
K. Arai,
Hisakazu Yano,
Naoki Ishibashi,
Tetsuji Aoyagi,
Mitsuhiro Yamada,
S. Inomata,
Hajime Kanamori,
Yoshiaki Gu,
Miho Kitagawa,
Y. Hirakata,
Mitsuo Kaku
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir752
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , environmental health , virology , medical emergency
We describe 2 post-tsunami outbreaks of influenza A in evacuation centers in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in 2011. Although containment of the outbreak was challenging in the evacuation settings, prompt implementation of a systemic approach with a bundle of control measures was important to control the influenza outbreaks.
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