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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 more… a school district and medically attended influenza A or B visits within the same community. Objective: The Oregon … within a school district and medically attended influenza visits within the same community. Submitted by elamb on Thu, … a school district and medically attended influenza A or B visits within the same community. Objective: The Oregon … -
Unplanned School Closures in the United States: Evaluation of Economic and Social Costs and Consequences for Students’ Families
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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… becomes available. However, prolonged school closures may impose unintended economic and social costs and … implemented for various reasons from August 2012 through May 2013. Each closure was investigated separately as a … -
Temporal Association between ILI and the Winter Holiday Break, U.S. 2004-2012
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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… infectious and susceptible people in community settings may reduce influenza transmission. Examining the temporal … infectious and susceptible people in community settings may reduce influenza transmission. Examining the temporal … -
Exploring Usability of School Closure Data for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance
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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… in communities. Using school-related data sources may be an informative addition to existing influenza … in communities. Using school-related data sources may be an informative addition to existing influenza … -
Utility 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 more… additional components that provide morbidity information may enhance current influenza surveillance. School-aged … additional components that provide morbidity information may enhance current influenza surveillance. School-aged …