Reconstructing the transmission dynamics of rubella in Japan, 2012-2013.

BACKGROUND:Japan experienced a nationwide rubella epidemic from 2012 to 2013, mostly in urban prefectures with large population sizes. The present study aimed to capture the spatiotemporal patterns of rubella using a parsimonious metapopulation epidemic model and examine the potential usefulness of...

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Main Authors: Masaya M Saito, Hiroshi Nishiura, Tomoyuki Higuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6192647?pdf=render