Transmission of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in a train in China

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 271-277

  Cui, Fuqiang ^a   Luo, Huiming ^a   Zhou, Lei ^a   Yin, Dapeng ^a   Zheng, Canjun ^a   Wang, Dingming ^b   Gong, Jian ^c   Fang, Gang ^d   He, Jianfeng ^e   McFarland, Jeffrey ^f,g   Yu, Hongjie ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c GUANGXI CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d SICHUAN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f China US Collaborative Program on Emerging and Re emerging Infectious Diseases   (China)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Outbreak; Pandemic influenza A (H1N1); Train

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAILWAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAILROADS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960728389     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20100119     Document Type: Article

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