Climatic drivers of seasonal influenza epidemics in French Guiana, 2006-2010

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-147

  Mahamat, A ^a,b,c   Dussart, P ^d   Bouix, A ^e   Carvalho, L ^f   Eltges, F ^g   Matheus, S ^d   Miller, M A ^a   Quenel, P ^d   Viboud, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Parasitology Mycology Laboratory   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^e GP Sentinel Network on Influenza Surveillance   (France)

^f French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^g Regional Health Agency   (France)

Author keywords

ARIMA; Climate; Dynamic regression; Humidity; Influenza; Rainfall; Seasonality; Times series; Tropical

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NOSE SMEAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; RAIN; SEASONS;

EID: 84879310929     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.03.018     Document Type: Article

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