Climate change and influenza: The likelihood of early and severe influenza seasons following warmer than average winters

PLoS Currents

Volumn , Issue JAN, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Towers, Sherry ^a   Chowell, Gerardo ^a   Hameed, Rasheed ^b   Jastrebski, Matthew ^b   Khan, Maryam ^b   Meeks, Jonathan ^b   Mubayi, Anuj ^b   Harris, George ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

EID: 84874145289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.flu.3679b56a3a5313dc7c043fb944c6f138     Document Type: Article

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