Transmission potential of smallpox: Estimates based on detailed data from an outbreak

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 110-117

  Eichner, Martin ^a   Dietz, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Infection; Inference; Models; Smallpox; Statistical; Variola virus

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; INFECTIVITY; SMALLPOX; TERRORISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; RASH; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VIRUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NIGERIA; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION; VARIOLA VIRUS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0037481192     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg103     Document Type: Article

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