Transmission of influenza virus via aerosols and fomites in the guinea pig model

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 858-865

  Mubareka, Samira ^a   Lowen, Anice C ^a   Steel, John ^a   Coates, Allan L ^d   García Sastre, Adolfo ^a,b,c   Palese, Peter ^a,c  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (United States)

^b Emerging Pathogens Institute   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOMITE; GUINEA PIG; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS SURVIVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PLAQUE ASSAY;

EID: 65649151362     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597073     Document Type: Article

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