Transmission of a 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza virus occurs before fever is detected, in the ferret model.

During the early phase of the 2009 influenza pandemic, attempts were made to contain the spread of the virus. Success of reactive control measures may be compromised if the proportion of transmission that occurs before overt clinical symptoms develop is high. In this study we investigated the timing...

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Main Authors: Kim L Roberts, Holly Shelton, Peter Stilwell, Wendy S Barclay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22952661/?tool=EBI