Modes of Transmission of Influenza B Virus in Households

Benjamin J. Cowling; Dennis K. M. Ip; Vicky J. Fang; Piyarat Suntarattiwong; Sonja J. Olsen; Jens Levy; Timothy M. Uyeki; Gabriel M. Leung; J. S. Malik Peiris; Tawee Chotpitayasunondh; Hiroshi Nishiura; J. Mark Simmerman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108850

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Modes of Transmission of Influenza B Virus in Households

Benjamin J. Cowling ,

* E-mail: bcowling@hku.hk

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Dennis K. M. Ip,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Vicky J. Fang,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Piyarat Suntarattiwong,

Affiliation Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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Sonja J. Olsen,

Affiliations Influenza Program, Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand, Influenza Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Jens Levy,

Affiliation Influenza Program, Thailand MOPH-US CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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Timothy M. Uyeki,

Affiliation Influenza Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Gabriel M. Leung,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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J. S. Malik Peiris,

Affiliations School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Centre for Influenza Research, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Tawee Chotpitayasunondh,

Affiliation Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand
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Hiroshi Nishiura ,

¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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J. Mark Simmerman

¶These authors are joint senior authors on this work.

Affiliation Epidemiology and Medical Affairs, Sanofi Pasteur, Bangkok, Thailand
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Modes of Transmission of Influenza B Virus in Households

Benjamin J. Cowling,
Dennis K. M. Ip,
Vicky J. Fang,
Piyarat Suntarattiwong,
Sonja J. Olsen,
Jens Levy,
Timothy M. Uyeki,
Gabriel M. Leung,
J. S. Malik Peiris,
Tawee Chotpitayasunondh

Published: September 30, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108850

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