The serial intervals of seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses in households in Bangkok, Thailand

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 177, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1443-1451

  Levy, Jens W ^a   Cowling, Benjamin J ^b   Simmerman, James M ^c   Olsen, Sonja J ^a,c   Fang, Vicky J ^b   Suntarattiwong, Piyarat ^d   Jarman, Richard G ^e   Klick, Brendan ^b   Chotipitayasunondh, Tawee ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

human; influenza; Thailand

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFLUENZA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWBORN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; THAILAND; VIRUS SHEDDING;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84878861646     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws402     Document Type: Article

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