Influenza outbreaks management in a French psychiatric hospital from 2004 to 2012.

Objective: Influenza epidemics can have consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality for the patients. This work assesses influenza outbreaks in order to validate and optimize alert and control measures in a psychiatric hospital.

Method: The prospective monitoring of influenza episodes was conducted for 8 years in 19 units of a mental health hospital.