Euro Surveill. Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes with high vaccination coverage in Navarre, Spain, 2011/12

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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 14, 05 April 2012

Rapid communications


Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes with high vaccination coverage in Navarre, Spain, 2011/12


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J Castilla ()<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, F C?a<SUP>3</SUP>, J Zubicoa<SUP>3</SUP>, G Reina<SUP>4</SUP>, V Mart?nez-Artola<SUP>5</SUP>, C Ezpeleta<SUP>5</SUP>

1. Instituto de Salud P?blica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
2. CIBER Epidemiolog?a y Salud P?blica, Spain
3. Red de M?dicos Centinela de Gripe de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
4. Cl?nica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
5. Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Citation style for this article: Castilla J, C?a F, Zubicoa J, Reina G, Mart?nez-Artola V, Ezpeleta C. Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes with high vaccination coverage in Navarre, Spain, 2011/12. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(14)ii=20141. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20141
Date of submission: 29 March 2012 <HR>In the 2011/12 season, three influenza outbreaks were studied in nursing homes with high vaccination coverage in Navarre, Spain. Attack rates ranged from 2.9% to 67%. Influenza A/Stockholm/18/2011(H3N2) virus strain was isolated from the three outbreaks. Vaccination should be complemented with other hygiene measures in nursing homes. Early detection of influenza outbreaks in nursing homes can aid in their control.
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