Volume 13, Number 4—April 2007
Research
Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Contact Rates during a Simulated Influenza Pandemic
Michael J. Haber*
, Davis K. Shay†, Xiaohong M. Davis†, Rajan Patel‡, Xiaoping Jin†, Eric Weintraub†, Evan Orenstein§, and William W. Thompson†
, Davis K. Shay†, Xiaohong M. Davis†, Rajan Patel‡, Xiaoping Jin†, Eric Weintraub†, Evan Orenstein§, and William W. Thompson†Table 3
Effect of baseline contact durations in school on effectiveness of closing schools for 14 days
| School baseline contact duration, min | % Ill for school closing | % Effectiveness |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illness rate | Hospitalization rates | Heath rates | ||
| 120 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| 180 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| 60 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 120 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 17 |
| 180 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 60 | 15 | 3 | 1 | −13 |
| 120 | 20 | 1 | −3 | −8 |
| 180 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 60 | 20 | −1 | 0 | −8 |
