2015
Environmental Drivers of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States
Pitzer VE, Viboud C, Alonso WJ, Wilcox T, Metcalf CJ, Steiner CA, Haynes AK, Grenfell BT. Environmental Drivers of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1004591. PMID: 25569275, PMCID: PMC4287610, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004591.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental United States
Shaman J, Pitzer VE, Viboud C, Grenfell BT, Lipsitch M. Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental United States. PLOS Biology 2010, 8: e1000316. PMID: 20186267, PMCID: PMC2826374, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-related mortalityInfluenza transmission rateSeasonal influenzaEpidemiological supportInfluenza transmissionInfluenza virusInfluenza transmissibilityPrior weekMortalityInfluenzaUnited StatesPopulation levelOnsetEpidemiological modelAirborne survivalAbsolute humidity levelsDirect modulationFindings