Publications by authors named "Hua-tang Zeng"
Article Synopsis
- * Attack rates were 15.9% among elderly (31/195) and 23.2% among staff (19/82), with 13 asymptomatic cases in the staff contributing to the spread.
- * Gene sequencing confirmed the virus was transmitted person-to-person, starting from a self-cared elder who got infected outside the facility and facilitating cross-transmission through close contact among residents and staff.
[Field epidemiological study on a varicella outbreak among schoolchildren in Shenzhen].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
September 2013
Objective: Both epidemiologic characteristics and transmission mode of a varicella outbreak among schoolchildren in Shenzhen city were studied and related control measures were discussed.
Methods: Case definition was established. Case-finding and face-to-face investigation were conducted, followed by analysis on distributions of time, place and persons of the outbreak.