Sasaki, AsamiHoen, Anne GatewoodOzonoff, AlSuzuki, HiroshiTanabe, NaohitoSeki, NaoSaito, ReikoBrownstein, John S.2011-12-292011-12-292011-12-29Sasaki, Asami, Anne Gatewood Hoen, Al Ozonoff, Hiroshi Suzuki, Naohito Tanabe, Nao Seki, Reiko Saito, John S. Brownstein. "Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan" 15(11): 1841-1843. (2009)1080-6059https://hdl.handle.net/2144/2606Guidelines 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.enOutbreaksInfluenzaPopulation surveillanceSoftware designPublic healthPrevention and controlExpeditedSchoolsJapanDispatchArticle10.3201/eid1511.090798198918802857248