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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 moreUtility of Nontraditional Data Sources for Early Detection of Influenza
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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 moreSurveillance of Respiratory Viruses in Long Term Care Facilities
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Although residents of LTCFs have high morbidity and mortality associated with ARIs, there is very limited information on the virology of ARI in LTCFs.[1,2] Moreover, most virological testing of LCTF residents is reactive and is triggered by a… read more