The geographic synchrony of seasonal influenza: a waves across Canada and the United States.

BACKGROUND: As observed during the 2009 pandemic, a novel influenza virus can spread globally before the epidemic peaks locally. As consistencies in the relative timing and direction of spread could form the basis for an early alert system, the objectives of this study were to use the case-based rep...

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Main Authors: Dena L Schanzer, Joanne M Langley, Trevor Dummer, Samina Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3125188?pdf=render