ATQ: alert time quality, an evaluation metric for assessing timely epidemic detection models within a school absenteeism-based surveillance system

Abstract Background Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has conducted an absenteeism-based influenza surveillance program in the WDG region of Ontario, Canada since 2008, using a 10% absenteeism threshold to raise an alert for the implementation of mitigating measures. A recent study in...

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Main Authors: Kayla R. Vanderkruk, Lorna E. Deeth, Zeny Feng, Lise A. Trotz-Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15747-z