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School Absenteeism Surveillance Data during the 2009 Influenza A/H1N1 Pandemic
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In April 2009, a novel strain of influenza A was detected in Mexico, which quickly spread to the United States and the rest of the world. In response to the pandemic, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) developed a… read more… reporting form was developed and placed on a NH DHHS website. Access to the reporting form website was through a secure NH Department of Education (DOE) web portal, and school nurses were asked to voluntarily … calculated. Rates for overall absenteeism and absenteeism due to ILI were aggregated by school administrative unit …