A perspective on the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic in MEXICO

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 223-238

  Acuñna Soto, Rodolfo ^a   Castañneda Davila, Luis ^a   Chowell, Gerardo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institutes of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic model; H1N1 influenza; Metapopulation model; Pandemic influenza; Reproduction number

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MEXICO; PANDEMIC; VIROLOGY;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEXICO; PANDEMICS;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 78651346365     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2011.8.223     Document Type: Article

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