Estimating the reproduction number of the novel influenza A virus (H1N1) in a Southern Hemisphere setting: Preliminary estimate in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1299, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Nishiura, Hiroshi ^a   Wilson, Nick ^b   Baker, Michael G ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; TIME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 68149155428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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