Identifying human encounters that shape the transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other acute respiratory infections

Volume: 25, Pages: 72 - 79
Published: Dec 1, 2018
Abstract
Although patterns of social contacts are believed to be an important determinant of infectious disease transmission, it remains unclear how the frequency and nature of human interactions shape an individual's risk of infection. We analysed data on daily social encounters individually matched to data on S. pneumoniae carriage and acute respiratory symptoms (ARS), from 566 individuals who took part in a survey in South-West Uganda. We found that...
Paper Details
Title
Identifying human encounters that shape the transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other acute respiratory infections
Published Date
Dec 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
25
Pages
72 - 79
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