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New light shed on role of climate in influenza transmission
2013-03-08 12:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Two types of environmental conditions -- cold-dry and humid-rainy -- are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center. The paper, published in PLOS Pathogens, presents a simple climate-based model that maps influenza activity globally and accounts for the diverse range of seasonal patterns observed across temperate, subtropical and tropical regions. The findings could be...
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