Modeling the epidemic waves of AH1N1/09 influenza around the world

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-226

  González Parra, Gilberto ^a   Arenas, Abraham J ^b   Aranda, Diego F ^c   Segovia, Lupe ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

^c Laboratorio salud Pública   (Colombia)

^d Coordinación de Epidemiología de la Corporación de Salud ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

AH1N1 09 influenza; Human population; Mathematical epidemic model; Spatio temporal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENEZUELA; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PANDEMICS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 82455162432     PISSN: 18775845     EISSN: 18775853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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