Influenza-like illness and presenteeism among school employees

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Infect Control
• Personal Author:
  de Perio, Marie A. ; Wiegand, Douglas M. ; Brueck, Scott E.
• Description:
  We determined the prevalence of influenza-like illness (ILI) among employees of a suburban Ohio school district. In a survey of 412 of 841 employees (49%), 120 (29%) reported ILI symptoms during the school year, and 92 (77%) reported working while ill. Age ≥50 years and asthma were significantly associated with reporting of ILI symptoms. Encouraging school employees to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine and to stay home when ill should be part of a comprehensive influenza prevention strategy.
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Adult Aged Article Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Influenza, Human Male Middle Aged Schools Suburban Population Young Adult

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• Source:
  Am J Infect Control. 42(4):450-452.
• Pubmed ID:
  24679576
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4532265
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:46b19aca7bdfec0e03cf070120e7ba3955661a17ff938440868c2c5a8f1b3513
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32781/cdc_32781_DS1.pdf
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