AI Article Synopsis
- School administrators often lack evidence-based guidelines for deciding on school closures during influenza outbreaks.
- Researchers created an algorithm based on real data from elementary school absentee rates in Japan.
- The algorithm aims to help determine the best timing for school closures to effectively manage and control influenza outbreaks.
Article 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.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857248 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.090798 | DOI Listing |
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