Seasonal patterns in human A (H5N1) virus infection: analysis of global cases.

Human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) have high mortality. Despite abundant data on seasonal patterns in influenza epidemics, it is unknown whether similar patterns exist for human HPAI H5N1 cases worldwide. Such knowledge could help decrease avian-to-human transmission th...

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Main Authors: Maya B Mathur, Rita B Patel, Michael Gould, Timothy M Uyeki, Jay Bhattacharya, Yang Xiao, Yoshi Gillaspie, Charlotte Chae, Nayer Khazeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4162536?pdf=render