Background Schools are primary venues of influenza amplification with secondary spread
to communities. We assessed K-12 student absenteeism monitoring as a means for early …

Background Influenza viruses pose significant disease burdens through seasonal outbreaks
and unpredictable pandemics. Existing surveillance programs rely heavily on reporting of …

Introduction: The goal of public health infectious disease surveillance systems is to provide
accurate laboratory results in near-real time. When it comes to influenza surveillance, most …

Background. Influenza-like illness (ILI) is used for influenza surveillance. Student absenteeism
from school associated with ILI (aILI) may be a strong marker for influenza activity in the …

Background. Transmission and amplification of influenza A (Flu-A) within schools has been
purported as a driving mechanism for subsequent outbreaks in surrounding communities. …

Background A severe 2017–2018 influenza season was expected for the United States. We
hypothesized that a surge in influenza cases paired with decreased vaccine effectiveness …

Background. Annual influenza vaccination is recommended routinely for all persons aged 6
months and older for the prevention of influenza. Estimates of vaccine efficacy are based on …

Background Rabies is a preventable fatal zoonotic disease of considerably high burden in
low and middle income countries of Asia and Africa. Bites from rabid animals are the cause of …

… Jonathan Temte, * 1 Shari Barlow, 1 yenlik Zheteyeva, 2 Maureen Landsverk, 1 Emily
Temte, 1 Amber Schemmel, 1 Brad Maerz, 1 Ron Gangon, 1 Erik Reisdorf, 1 Pete Shult, 1 …

Conclusion. Granger causality tests are commonly used in economic modeling but have not
been routinely applied to infectious diseases. Using this test, we found a strong correlation …