A spatiotemporal statistical model of the risk factors of human cases of H5N1 avian influenza in South-east Asian countries and China

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Kuo, H I ^a   Lu, C L ^b   Tseng, W C ^b   Li, H A ^b  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia; Disease outbreaks; H5N1 subtype; Influenza A virus; Influenza in birds; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIC; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHINA; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; PANDEMIC; POPULATION RESEARCH; POULTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AVES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 59849109622     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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