Seasonality of absolute humidity explains seasonality of influenza-like illness in Vietnam

Seasonality of absolute humidity explains seasonality of influenza-like illness in Vietnam

Background: Experimental and ecological studies have shown the role of climatic factors in driving the epidemiology of influenza. In particular, low absolute humidity (AH) has been shown to increase influenza virus transmissibility and has been identified to explain the onset of epidemics in tempera...

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Main Authors: Pham Quang Thai, Marc Choisy, Tran Nhu Duong, Vu Dinh Thiem, Nguyen Thu Yen, Nguyen Tran Hien, Daniel J. Weiss, Maciej F. Boni, Peter Horby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Epidemics
Subjects:
Absolute humidity
Influenza-like illness
Seasonality
Regression tree
Vietnam
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175543651500078X

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