The contribution of social behaviour to the transmission of influenza A in a human population.

Variability in the risk of transmission for respiratory pathogens can result from several factors, including the intrinsic properties of the pathogen, the immune state of the host and the host's behaviour. It has been proposed that self-reported social mixing patterns can explain the behavioura...

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Main Authors: Adam J Kucharski, Kin O Kwok, Vivian W I Wei, Benjamin J Cowling, Jonathan M Read, Justin Lessler, Derek A Cummings, Steven Riley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004206
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