How infections propagate after point-source outbreaks: An analysis of secondary norovirus transmission

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 711-718

  Zelner, Jonathan L ^a   King, Aaron A ^a,b,c   Moe, Christine L ^d   Eisenberg, Joseph N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Geological Sciences and Ecology/Evol Biology   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE INCUBATION PERIOD; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOROVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955918654     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181e5463a     Document Type: Article

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