International flight-related transmission of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: An historical cohort study of the first identified cases in the United Kingdom

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-73

  Young, Nicholas ^a   Pebody, Richard ^a   Smith, Gillian ^a   Olowokure, Babatunde ^a   Shankar, Giri ^a   Hoschler, Katja ^a   Galiano, Monica ^a   Green, Helen ^a   Wallensten, Anders ^a,b   Hogan, Angela ^a   Oliver, Isabel ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Influenza; Pandemics; Prevention and control; Transmission; Travel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIRCRAFT; INFLUENZA; PANDEMICS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL;

AIR TRAVEL; COHORT STUDIES; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 84890858403     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12181     Document Type: Article

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