TY - JOUR AU - Kamigaki, Taro AU - Seino, Jin AU - Tohma, Kentaro AU - Nukiwa-Soma, Nao AU - Otani, Kanako AU - Oshitani, Hitoshi PY - 2014 DA - 2014/01/14 TI - Investigation of an Influenza A (H3N2) outbreak in evacuation centres following the Great East Japan earthquake, 2011 JO - BMC Public Health SP - 34 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - The Great East Japan Earthquake of magnitude 9.0 that struck on 11 March 2011 resulted in more than 18000 deaths or cases of missing persons. The large-scale tsunami that followed the earthquake devastated many coastal areas of the Tohoku region, including Miyagi Prefecture, and many residents of the tsunami-affected areas were compelled to reside in evacuation centres (ECs). In Japan, seasonal influenza epidemics usually occur between December and March. At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011, influenza A (H3N2) was still circulating and there was a heightened concern regarding severe outbreaks due to influenza A (H3N2). SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-34 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-14-34 ID - Kamigaki2014 ER -