transmission

Influenza virus shedding and symptoms: Dynamics and implications from a multi-season household transmission study

Isolation of symptomatic infectious persons can reduce influenza transmission. However, virus shedding that occurs without symptoms will be unaffected by such measures. Identifying effective isolation strategies for influenza requires understanding …

Estimating the generation time for influenza transmission using household data in the United States

The generation time, representing the interval between infections in primary and secondary cases, is essential for understanding and predicting the transmission dynamics of seasonal influenza, including the real-time effective reproduction number …