Model analysis of fomite mediated influenza transmission.

Fomites involved in influenza transmission are either hand- or droplet-contaminated. We evaluated the interactions of fomite characteristics and human behaviors affecting these routes using an Environmental Infection Transmission System (EITS) model by comparing the basic reproduction numbers (R(0))...

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Main Authors: Jijun Zhao, Joseph E Eisenberg, Ian H Spicknall, Sheng Li, James S Koopman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3531458?pdf=render