| Literature DB >> 34623760 |
Jonathan L Temte1, Shari Barlow1, Maureen Goss1, Emily Temte1, Cristalyne Bell1, Cecilia He1, Caroline Hamer1, Amber Schemmel1, Bradley Maerz1, Lily Comp1, Mitchell Arnold1, Kimberly Breunig1, Sarah Clifford2, Erik Reisdorf3, Peter Shult3, Mary Wedig3, Thomas Haupt2, James Conway4, Ronald Gangnon5, Ashley Fowlkes6, Amra Uzicanin6.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Influenza viruses pose significant disease burdens through seasonal outbreaks and unpredictable pandemics. Existing surveillance programs rely heavily on reporting of medically attended influenza (MAI). Continuously monitoring cause-specific school absenteeism may identify local acceleration of seasonal influenza activity. The Oregon Child Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Disease Study (ORCHARDS; Oregon, WI) implements daily school-based monitoring of influenza-like illness-specific student absenteeism (a-ILI) in kindergarten through Grade 12 schools and assesses this approach for early detection of accelerated influenza and other respiratory pathogen transmission in schools and surrounding communities.Entities:
Keywords: absenteeism; children; influenza; population surveillance; school
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34623760 PMCID: PMC8818813 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12920
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Influenza Other Respir Viruses ISSN: 1750-2640 Impact factor: 5.606
FIGURE 1Theoretical framework of ORCHARDS demonstrating the relationships between influenza in school‐aged children, K‐12 school absenteeism, and medically attended influenza in the community. The relatedness of the four components (C1–C4) of ORCHARDS and the three primary hypotheses (H1–H3) are provided
Demographic descriptions of the Oregon School District (OSD) as compared with Dane County, Wisconsin, and the United States
| Demographic feature | OSD | Dane County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 20,094 | 488,073 | 5,691,047 | 312,700,151 |
| White [nH | 90.7 | 84.7 | 87.0 | 74.8 |
| Black (%) | 2.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 13.6 |
| Am. Indian (%) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Asian (%) | 1.9 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| Pacific Isl. (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Hispanic (%) | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 16.3 |
| Ages (years) | ||||
| <5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 5–19 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 20.4 |
| 20–44 | 33.6 | 39.2 | 36.0 | 33.6 |
| 45–64 | 30.3 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 26.4 |
| 65+ | 8.9 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 13.0 |
| Household | ||||
| Mean size | 2.69 | 2.33 | 2.43 | 2.58 |
| <$15,000 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 13.4 |
| $15,000–$35,000 | 10.5 | 18.6 | 33.1 | 22.3 |
| $35,000–$75,000 | 33.0 | 32.0 | 46.0 | 32.5 |
| >$75,000 | 52.0 | 38.4 | 14.8 | 31.7 |
| Education | ||||
| < High school | 4.1 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 14.4 |
| High school/GED | 29.7 | 20.6 | 33.3 | 28.5 |
| Some college | 30.3 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 28.9 |
| Bachelor's | 24.6 | 28.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 |
| Post BA/BS | 11.3 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
Note: Data from US Census.
nH, non‐Hispanic.
FIGURE 2Flow diagram of absenteeism data from telephone reporting by parents/guardians, to entry into the student information system at the Oregon School District, to data transfer to the ORCHARDS research team
FIGURE 3Daily counts of all absent students (a‐TOT: Panel A), students for whom an illness is reported (a‐I: Panel B), and students absent with influenza‐like illness (a‐ILI: Panel C) occurring over five consecutive school years at the Oregon School District, Wisconsin, USA, from September 2014 through June 2019. Vertical white bars demonstrate the timing of July 1 (thin bars) and January 1 (heavy bars)
Enrollment estimates and absenteeism by defined type for the Oregon School District, Oregon, Wisconsin: 2014–2019
| 2014–2015 | 2015–2016 | 2016–2017 | 2017–2018 | 2018–2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total estimated enrollment | 3588 | 3713 | 3749 | 3828 | 3867 |
| Total curricular days | 176 | 177 | 175 | 176 | 174 |
| Total possible student days | 629,024 | 635,076 | 649,775 | 673,728 | 672,858 |
| a‐TOT days (% of total) | 56,477 (8.98%) | 55,871 (8.80%) | 56,511 (8.70%) | 63,476 (9.42%) | 69,092 (10.3%) |
| Average daily a‐TOT (std. dev.) | 320.9 (78.4) | 315.7 (79.2) | 322.9 (80.4) | 360.7 (96.3) | 397.1 (106.2) |
| a‐I days (% of total) | 12,024 (1.91%) | 12,158 (1.91%) | 11,922 (1.83%) | 11,710 (1.74%) | 10,312 (1.53%) |
| Average daily a‐I (std. dev.) | 68.3 (39.0) | 68.7 (27.0) | 68.1 (27.0) | 66.5 (30.1) | 59.3 (21.7) |
| a‐ILI days (% of total) | 1314 (0.21%) | 1609 (0.25%) | 1309 (0.20%) | 1261 (0.19%) | 1141 (0.17%) |
| Average daily a‐ILI (std. dev.) | 7.5 (7.3) | 9.1 (6.6) | 7.5 (5.9) | 7.2 (5.8) | 6.6 (5.5) |
| Influenza vaccination rate in ORCHARDS participants | 62.8% | 46.7% | 48.8% | 41.6% | 54.7% |
Note: The percentage of participants that were fully vaccinated against influenza is provided for each academic year.
Total estimated enrollment excluding 4k students (for whom absenteeism data are not submitted). Data extracted from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Information System for Education data Dashboard: https://wisedash.dpi.wi.gov/Dashboard/portalHome.jsp.
Home visits did not start until January 5, 2015. The 2014–2015 vaccination rate is likely biased due to the late season sampling frame.
Detections of viruses from ORCHARDS participants through home visits (January 5, 2015, to June 30, 2019)
| Respiratory virus detected | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad | CoV | FluA (H1) | FluA (H3) | FluB | hMPV | PIV | R/E | RSV | |
| Number of detections | 32 | 169 | 77 | 224 | 98 | 74 | 77 | 368 | 47 |
| Percent | 2.7 | 14.3 | 6.5 | 18.9 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 31.1 | 3.9 |
Note: The counts include dual detections (n = 64) and triple detections (n = 2). Not shown are data for influenza A (unable to subtype: n = 3), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (n = 12), and Chlamydia pneumoniae (n = 1). Percentages are expressed as detections of specified virus groups divided by all detections.
Abbreviations: Ad, adenovirus; CoV, coronavirus; Flu, influenza virus; hMPV, human metapneumovirus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; R/E, rhinovirus/enterovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.