Quantifying heterogeneous contact patterns in Japan: a social contact survey

Quantifying heterogeneous contact patterns in Japan: a social contact survey

Abstract Background Social contact surveys can greatly help in quantifying the heterogeneous patterns of infectious disease transmission. The present study aimed to conduct a contact survey in Japan, offering estimates of contact by age and location and validating a social contact matrix using a ser...

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Main Authors: Lankeshwara Munasinghe, Yusuke Asai, Hiroshi Nishiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
Subjects:
Epidemic
Epidemiological model
Mathematical model
Cumulative incidence
Influenza
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12976-019-0102-8

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