Surveillance, Monitoring Absenteeism & Respiratory Transmission in Schools

• Social Contact Networks and Mixing among Students in K-12 Schools in Pittsburgh, PA.
  Guclu H, Read J, Vukotich CJ Jr, Galloway DD, Gao H, Rainey JJ, Uzicanin A, Zimmer SM, Cummings DA.
  PLoS One, 2016; 11: e0151139.
  doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151139
• Household transmission of influenza A and B in a school-based study of non-pharmaceutical interventions.
  Azman AS, Stark JH, Althouse BM, Vukotich CJ Jr, Stebbins S, Burke DS, Cummings DA.
  Epidemics, 2013; 5: 181-6.
  doi: 10.1016/j.epidem.2013.09.001
• Reduction in the incidence of influenza A but not influenza B associated with use of hand sanitizer and cough hygiene in schools: a randomized controlled trial.
  Stebbins S, Cummings DA, Stark JH, Vukotich C, Mitruka K, Thompson W, Rinaldo C, Roth L, Wagner M, Wisniewski SR, Dato V, Eng H, Burke DS.
  Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2011; 30: 921-6.
  doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182218656
• Sensitivity and specificity of rapid influenza testing of children in a community setting.
  Stebbins S, Stark JH, Prasad R, Thompson WW, Mitruka K, Rinaldo C, Vukotich CJ Jr, Cummings DA.
  Influenza Other Respir Viruses, 2011; 5: 104-9.
  doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00171.x