Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness

Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness

To evaluate the usefulness of school absentee data in identifying outbreaks as part of syndromic surveillance, we examined data collected from public schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. An innovative automated alert system captured information about school-specific absenteeism to detect and...

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Main Authors: Pamela Mann, Erin O’Connell, Guoyan Zhang, Anthoni Llau, Edhelene Rico, Fermin C. Leguen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Viruses
respiratory infections
influenza
schools
surveillance
syndromic surveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0496_article
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spelling doaj-e4f9ba537ceb475497fc1b06bb13760f2020-11-25T00:33:25ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-02-0117226226410.3201/eid1702.100496Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like IllnessPamela MannErin O’ConnellGuoyan ZhangAnthoni LlauEdhelene RicoFermin C. LeguenTo evaluate the usefulness of school absentee data in identifying outbreaks as part of syndromic surveillance, we examined data collected from public schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. An innovative automated alert system captured information about school-specific absenteeism to detect and provide real-time notification of possible outbreaks of influenza-like illness.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0496_articleVirusesrespiratory infectionsinfluenzaschoolssurveillancesyndromic surveillance
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author Pamela Mann
Erin O’Connell
Guoyan Zhang
Anthoni Llau
Edhelene Rico
Fermin C. Leguen
spellingShingle Pamela Mann
Erin O’Connell
Guoyan Zhang
Anthoni Llau
Edhelene Rico
Fermin C. Leguen
Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Viruses
respiratory infections
influenza
schools
surveillance
syndromic surveillance
author_facet Pamela Mann
Erin O’Connell
Guoyan Zhang
Anthoni Llau
Edhelene Rico
Fermin C. Leguen
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title Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness
title_short Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness
title_full Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness
title_fullStr Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness
title_full_unstemmed Alert System to Detect Possible School-based Outbreaks of Influenza-like Illness
title_sort alert system to detect possible school-based outbreaks of influenza-like illness
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2011-02-01
description To evaluate the usefulness of school absentee data in identifying outbreaks as part of syndromic surveillance, we examined data collected from public schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. An innovative automated alert system captured information about school-specific absenteeism to detect and provide real-time notification of possible outbreaks of influenza-like illness.
topic Viruses
respiratory infections
influenza
schools
surveillance
syndromic surveillance
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-0496_article
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