Household presentation of influenza and acute respiratory illnesses to a primary care sentinel network: retrospective database studies (2013–2018)

Abstract Background Direct observation of the household spread of influenza and respiratory infections is limited; much of our understanding comes from mathematical models. The study aims to determine household incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI), lower (LRTI) and upper (URTI) respiratory infe...

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Main Authors: Simon de Lusignan, Julian Sherlock, Oluwafunmi Akinyemi, Richard Pebody, Alex Elliot, Rachel Byford, Ivelina Yonova, Maria Zambon, Mark Joy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09790-3