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Urbanization and humidity shape the intensity of influenza epidemics in U.S. cities
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Seasonal flu by ZIP code: Influenza virus strikes communities in northern latitudes during winter, straining health care provision almost to the breaking point. Change in environmental humidity is a key driver, but many other seasonal and social factors contribute. Dalziel et al. obtained a geographical distribution of doctor visits for influenza-like illness for more than 600 U.S. cities (see the Perspective by Wallinga). Some ZIP codes regularly experienced sharply defined peaks of cases, or intense epidemics, and others showed a longer, more diffuse influenza season. The surges tended to occur in smaller cities with less residential density and lower household incomes. Larger, more densely populated cities had more-diffuse epidemics, presumably because of higher rates of personal contact, which makes influenza transmission less subject to climate variation. Science , this issue p. 75 ; see also p. 29
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- Dalziel, B. D., Kissler, S., Gog, J. R., Viboud, C., Bjørnstad, O. N., Metcalf, C. J. E., & Grenfell, B. T.
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- 2018-10-05
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- 362
- Issue
- 6410
- Pages
- 75-79
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- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W2894751401
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- 2
- FWCI
- 32.73
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- journal article
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- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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