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Influenza Virus Propagation in Embryonated Chicken Eggs
Published on: March 19, 2015
Roles of humidity and temperature in shaping influenza seasonality
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA anice.lowen@emory.edu.
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 affects transmission.
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