The potential impact of an influenza pandemic can be assessed by calculating a set of
transmissibility parameters, the most important being the reproduction number (R), which is …

The serial interval of an infectious disease represents the duration between symptom onset
of a primary case and symptom onset of its secondary cases. A good evidence base for such …

Wastewater surveillance is a passive and efficient way to monitor the spread of infectious
diseases in large populations and high transmission areas such as preK-12 schools …

Evaluating the impact of different social networks on the spread of respiratory diseases has
been limited by a lack of detailed data on transmission outside the household setting as well …

Background Mexico's local and national authorities initiated an intense public health
response during the early stages of the 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic. In this study we analyzed …

Background The 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza dynamics in Italy was characterized by a
notable pattern: as it emerged from the analysis of influenza-like illness data, after an initial …

Background: Control of pandemic influenza by social-distancing measures, such as school
closures, is a controversial aspect of pandemic planning. However, investigations of the …

Experimental and epidemiologic evidence indicates that variations of absolute humidity
account for the onset and seasonal cycle of epidemic influenza in temperate regions. A role …

Networks are increasingly central to modern science owing to their ability to conceptualize
multiple interacting components of a complex system. As a specific example of this …

Background School closure is a non-pharmaceutical intervention that was considered in
many national pandemic plans developed prior to the start of the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 …