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
2009
Demographic Variability, Vaccination, and the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Rotavirus Epidemics
Pitzer VE, Viboud C, Simonsen L, Steiner C, Panozzo CA, Alonso WJ, Miller MA, Glass RI, Glasser JW, Parashar UD, Grenfell BT. Demographic Variability, Vaccination, and the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Rotavirus Epidemics. Science 2009, 325: 290-294. PMID: 19608910, PMCID: PMC3010406, DOI: 10.1126/science.1172330.Peer-Reviewed Original Research