Increased urbanization reduced the effectiveness of school closures on seasonal influenza epidemics in China

• Main Authors: Hao Lei (Author), Hangjin Jiang (Author), Nan Zhang (Author), Xiaoli Duan (Author), Tao Chen (Author), Lei Yang (Author), Dayan Wang (Author), Yuelong Shu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background School closure is a common mitigation strategy during severe influenza epidemics and pandemics. However, the effectiveness of this strategy remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of school closure on seasonal influenza epidemics in provincial-...