[Truancy in the wave of the epidemic in 2009-2010 influenza season schools of the city of Ceuta, Spain].

Background: Knowing Influenza absenteeism in the educational environment. Making health education in the same medium.

Methods: Among other actions carried out in the pandemic plan, the absences were monitored by flu-like symptoms in children from kindergarten, primary and secondary public schools and reached epidemiological week 39/2009 to 4/2010, transmitting the data from the Directorate Provincial Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Health and Consumer weekly.