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1. Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan.

Author

Sasaki, Asami, Hoen, Anne Gatewood, Ozonoff, Al, Suzuki, Hiroshi, Tanabe, Naohito, Seki, Nao, Saito, Reiko, and Brownstein, John S.

Subjects
INFLUENZA, DISEASE outbreaks, SCHOOL schedules, ALGORITHMS, PREVENTION of communicable diseases
Abstract

Guidelines available to school administrators to support school closure decisions during influenza outbreaks are usually not evidence based. Using empirical data on absentee rates of elementary school students in Japan, we developed a simple and practical algorithm for determining the optimal timing of school closures for control of influenza outbreaks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2009
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