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J Virol. 2014 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print]
Roles of humidity and temperature in shaping influenza seasonality.
Lowen AC1, Steel J.
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Abstract
Experimental studies in guinea pigs demonstrated that influenza virus transmission is strongly modulated by temperature and humidity. A number of epidemiological studies have followed up on these findings and revealed robust associations between influenza incidence in temperate regions and local conditions of humidity and temperature, offering a long-awaited explanation for the wintertime seasonality of influenza in these locales. Despite recent progress, important questions remain as to the mechanism(s) by which humidity and/or temperature affect transmission.
PMID:
24789791
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24789791
Roles of humidity and temperature in shaping influenza seasonality.
Lowen AC1, Steel J.
Author information
Abstract
Experimental studies in guinea pigs demonstrated that influenza virus transmission is strongly modulated by temperature and humidity. A number of epidemiological studies have followed up on these findings and revealed robust associations between influenza incidence in temperate regions and local conditions of humidity and temperature, offering a long-awaited explanation for the wintertime seasonality of influenza in these locales. Despite recent progress, important questions remain as to the mechanism(s) by which humidity and/or temperature affect transmission.
PMID:
24789791
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24789791