Environmental predictors of seasonal influenza epidemics across temperate and tropical climates.
Human influenza infections exhibit a strong seasonal cycle in temperate regions. Recent laboratory and epidemiological evidence suggests that low specific humidity conditions facilitate the airborne survival and transmission of the influenza virus in temperate regions, resulting in annual winter epi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3591336?pdf=render |