Temperature-dependent transmission of rotavirus in Great Britain and the Netherlands

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1683, 2010, Pages 933-942

  Atchison, C J ^a   Tam, C C ^a   Hajat, S ^a   Van Pelt, W ^b   Cowden, J M ^c   Lopman, B A ^a,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rainfall; Relative humidity; Rotavirus; Temperature; Transmission; Weather

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTROENTERITIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

ENGLAND; NETHERLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 77950211661     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1755     Document Type: Article

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