Estimation of outbreak severity and transmissibility: Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in households

Estimation of outbreak severity and transmissibility: Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in households

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When an outbreak of a novel pathogen occurs, some of the most pressing questions from a public-health point of view relate to its transmissibility, and the probabilities of different clinical outcomes following infection, to allow an...

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Main Authors: House Thomas, Inglis Nadia, Ross Joshua V, Wilson Fay, Suleman Shakeel, Edeghere Obaghe, Smith Gillian, Olowokure Babatunde, Keeling Matt J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09
Household
Case ascertainment
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Transmission dynamics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/117

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