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Spatial cluster detection in schools using school catchment information
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The H1N1 outbreak in the spring of 2009 in NYC originated in a school in Queens before spreading to others nearby. Active surveillance established epidemiological links between students at the school and new cases at other schools through… read more… of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA E-mail: sday@health.nyc.gov Objective To improve cluster … percentage of enrollment and total influenza-like illness visits. For each day, the observed values were compared with … schools have increased absenteeism or school nurse visits. The analysis has a couple of limitations: (1) a …