Transmission by super-spreading event of pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza during road and train travel

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-227

  Pestre, Vincent ^a,b   Morel, Bruno ^b   Encrenaz, Nathalie ^b   Brunon, Amandine ^a   Lucht, Frédéric ^a   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a   Berthelot, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie Rhône Alpes Auvergne   (France)

Author keywords

Flu; Infectious disease transmission; Influenza virus; Outbreak; Travel

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAILWAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 84857618850     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2011.631936     Document Type: Article

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