Effect of 4-Day School District Closure on Influenza-Like Illness Rates Among Students and Household Members - Kentucky, 2013 | Zendy

Elizabeth S. Russell | Zendy; Yenlik Zheteyeva | Zendy; Hongjiang Gao | Zendy; Jeanette J. Rainey | Zendy; Jianrong Shi | Zendy; Karen K. Wong | Zendy; Douglas Thoroughman | Zendy; Amra Uzicanin | Zendy

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Effect of 4-Day School District Closure on Influenza-Like Illness Rates Among Students and Household Members - Kentucky, 2013

Author(s) -

Elizabeth S. Russell,

Yenlik Zheteyeva,

Hongjiang Gao,

Jeanette J. Rainey,

Jianrong Shi,

Karen K. Wong,

Douglas Thoroughman,

Amra Uzicanin

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5078

Subject(s) - influenza like illness , influenza season , medicine , closure (psychology) , demography , school district , names of the days of the week , gerontology , vaccination , psychology , immunology , influenza vaccine , market economy , linguistics , virus , philosophy , sociology , economics , pedagogy

High rates of absences from influenza-like-illness (ILI) resulted in closure of a Kentucky school district for 4-days during the 2012-2013 influenza season. We calculated average daily rates of household ILI as recalled in paper surveys by parents for the weeks before, during, and after the closure. Average daily rates of ILI in the district that closed were not significantly reduced when compared with rates in 2 surrounding school districts that did not close.

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