Vogt (1 ) correctly points out that our article (2 ) did not present data on the effectiveness of school closures to control influenza outbreaks.
To the Editor: I read with interest the recent article by Sasaki et al., "Evidence-based Tool for Triggering School Closures during Influenza Outbreaks, Japan" (1 ), which describes an algorithm for determining the optimal timing of school closures to control influenza outbreaks.
HSEs wounded in the presence of ASC-3 (Figure 5c,d) showed a rate of wound closure similar to control tissues not exposed to antibody (Figure 5a,b).
Additionally, knock-down of p55γ impaired BMP2-induced wound closure compared to control transfected cells.
This survey provides quantitative data on the frequency of students' out-of-home activities during school closures undertaken to control an outbreak.
In the experiment using Brazilian red propolis, only the 10 μg/mL concentration indicated visually faster wound closures, compared to control.
For each condition, results were expressed as a percent wound closure when compared to control wounds, (100% closure).
On average, across the 5 cities, 30% of respondents reported that they would support the closure of LPMs to control the epidemic; the proportion in support of closures was highest in Shanghai (39%) and lowest in Guangzhou (27%) and Chengdu (25%) (Table 2).
The iTClamp is a temporary wound closure device designed to control external bleeding within seconds of injury.
