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Can all-cause school absenteeism be used to optimize the timing of school closure in response to pandemic influenza?
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School closure has long been proposed as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in reducing the transmission of pandemic influenza. Children are thought to have high transmission potential because of their low immunity to circulating… read more… data on the rate of influenza-related nurse visits in corresponding schools to validate our findings. … using data on the rate of influenza-related nurse visits in corresponding schools to validate our findings. … public schools in New York City from 6 September 2005 to 26 June 2009. A model-adjusted school-specific z-score was … -
Effect of expanded recommendations for pediatric seasonal influenza vaccination: an international comparison
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Seasonal influenza epidemics are responsible for over 200,000 hospitalizations in the United States per year, and 39,000 of them are in children. In the United States, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guides… read more… to make an international comparison of rates of ED visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) following the United … 0.99) 0.03 2–4 0.66 (0.59, 0.75) o0.001 5–9 0.83 (0.70, 0.98) 0.03 10–18 0.83 (0.70, 0.98) 0.03 Emerging Health Threats Journal 2011, 4:s85. …