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Predicting virologically confirmed influenza using school absences in PA
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School-based influenza surveillance has been considered for real-time monitoring of influenza, as children 5-17 years old play an important role in community-level transmission. Objective To determine if all-cause and cause-… read more -
Exploring Usability of School Closure Data for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance
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School children are the primary introducers and significant transmission sources of influenza virus among their families and surrounding communities [1,2]. Therefore, schools play an important role in amplifying influenza transmission in communities… read more -
Temporal Association between ILI and the Winter Holiday Break, U.S. 2004-2012
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Decreasing contact between infectious and susceptible people in community settings may reduce influenza transmission. Examining the temporal relationship between the winter holiday break and seasonal influenza activity can provide insight of… read more -
Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends implementing early targeted school closures as one of the front-line interventions to slow progression of a severe influenza pandemic before appropriate vaccine becomes available.… read more -
Cause-Specific School Absenteeism Monitoring Identifies Community Influenza Outbreaks
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Transmission and amplification of influenza within schools has been purported as a driving mechanism for subsequent outbreaks in surrounding communities. However, the number of studies assessing the utility of monitoring school absenteeism as an… read more -
A Piece of the Public Health Surveillance Puzzle: Social Contacts among School-Aged Children
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Timely and effective public health decision-making for control and prevention of acute respiratory infectious diseases relies on early disease detection, pathogen properties, and information on contact behavior affecting transmission. However, data… read more -
Effect of 4-Day School District Closure on Influenza-Like Illness Rates Among Students and Household Members — Kentucky, 2013
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Coordinated proactive school closures can help to reduce disease transmission in communities during an influenza pandemic; however, limited information is available about effects of school closures during influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreaks. A… read more -
National Surveillance for Health-Related Workplace Absenteeism, United States 2017-18
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During an influenza pandemic, when hospitals and doctors' offices are or are perceived to be overwhelmed, many ill people may not seek medical care. People may also avoid medical facilities due to fear of contracting influenza or transmitting it to… read more