Understanding the dynamics of seasonal influenza in Italy: Incidence, transmissibility and population susceptibility in a 9-year period

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 286-295

  Lunelli, Antonella ^a   Rizzo, Caterina ^b   Puzelli, Simona ^b   Bella, Antonino ^b   Montomoli, Emanuele ^c   Rota, Maria C ^b   Donatelli, Isabella ^b   Pugliese, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mathematical modelling; Parameter estimation; Seasonal influenza; Sentinel surveillance system; Virological and serological data

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; ITALY; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INHIBITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876471629     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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