Assessing the impact of public health interventions on the transmission of pandemic H1N1 influenza a virus aboard a Peruvian navy ship

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 353-359

  Vera, Delphis M ^a   Hora, Ricardo A ^a   Murillo, Anarina ^b   Wong, Juan F ^a   Torre, Armando J ^a   Wang, David ^c   Boulay, Darbi ^c   Hancock, Kathy ^c   Katz, Jacqueline M ^c   Ramos, Mariana ^a   Loayza, Luis ^d   Quispe, Jose ^d   Reaves, Erik J ^a   Bausch, Daniel G ^a,e   Chowell, Gerardo ^b,f   Montgomery, Joel M ^c  

^a California   (Peru)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d Peruvian Navy   (Peru)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease outbreak; Influenza; Military personnel; Peru; Ships; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAVY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEROLOGY; SHIP; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; AGED; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHIPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898040463     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12240     Document Type: Article

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