Influenza virus transmission is dependent on relative humidity and temperature.

Using the guinea pig as a model host, we show that aerosol spread of influenza virus is dependent upon both ambient relative humidity and temperature. Twenty experiments performed at relative humidities from 20% to 80% and 5 degrees C, 20 degrees C, or 30 degrees C indicated that both cold and dry c...

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Main Authors: Anice C Lowen, Samira Mubareka, John Steel, Peter Palese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030151