Transmission parameters of the A/H1N1 (2009) influenza virus pandemic: A review

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 306-316

  Boëlle, Pierre Yves ^a,b,c   Ansart, Séverine ^d   Cori, Anne ^a   Valleron, Alain Jacques ^a,b,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Influenza pandemic; Reproduction number; Serial interval

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 80051569842     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00234.x     Document Type: Review

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