Displaying results 1 - 7 of 7
-
Utility of Nontraditional Data Sources for Early Detection of Influenza
Content Type: Abstract
Influenza surveillance is conducted through a complex network of laboratory and epidemiologic systems essential for estimating population burden of disease, selecting influenza vaccine viruses, and detecting novel influenza viruses with… read more -
Effect of 4-Day School District Closure on Influenza-Like Illness Rates Among Students and Household Members — Kentucky, 2013
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Predicting virologically confirmed influenza using school absences in PA
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Temporal Association between ILI and the Winter Holiday Break, U.S. 2004-2012
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Exploring Usability of School Closure Data for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance
Content Type: Abstract
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 -
Cause-Specific School Absenteeism Monitoring Identifies Community Influenza Outbreaks
Content Type: Abstract
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