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Epidemiology. 2014 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print]
The US 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Epidemic: Quantifying the Impact of School Openings on the Reproductive Number.
Huang KE, Lipsitch M, Shaman J, Goldstein E.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND::
There is limited information on differences in the dynamics of influenza transmission during time periods when schools are open compared with periods when they are closed.
METHODS::
Data on school openings, influenza surveillance, and absolute humidity were incorporated into a regression model to estimate the increase in the reproductive number for the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic associated with the opening of school in 10 US states.
RESULTS::
The estimate for the average increase in the reproductive number for the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic associated with the beginning of the school year was 19.5% (95% credible interval = 10%-29%).
CONCLUSIONS::
Whether schools are open or closed can have a major impact on community transmission dynamics of influenza.
PMID:
24434751
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The US 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Epidemic: Quantifying the Impact of School Openings on the Reproductive Number.
Huang KE, Lipsitch M, Shaman J, Goldstein E.
Author information
Abstract
BACKGROUND::
There is limited information on differences in the dynamics of influenza transmission during time periods when schools are open compared with periods when they are closed.
METHODS::
Data on school openings, influenza surveillance, and absolute humidity were incorporated into a regression model to estimate the increase in the reproductive number for the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic associated with the opening of school in 10 US states.
RESULTS::
The estimate for the average increase in the reproductive number for the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic associated with the beginning of the school year was 19.5% (95% credible interval = 10%-29%).
CONCLUSIONS::
Whether schools are open or closed can have a major impact on community transmission dynamics of influenza.
PMID:
24434751
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
