Selected article for: "respiratory virus and risk factor"

Author: Fouchier, Ron A. M.
Title: Studies on Influenza Virus Transmission between Ferrets: the Public Health Risks Revisited
  • Document date: 2015_1_23
  • ID: 33f94doo_11
    Snippet: The second factor in the equation of the previous risk assessments is the probability of onward transmission from each case of LAI. Previous studies used 5 to 60% as the probability of onward transmission (1, 2), which is based on the unlimited spread of a pandemic influenza virus in the general population. It is important to note that onward transmission from LAIs has so far been uncommon (7) (8) (9) . In the case of research on influenza virus .....
    Document: The second factor in the equation of the previous risk assessments is the probability of onward transmission from each case of LAI. Previous studies used 5 to 60% as the probability of onward transmission (1, 2), which is based on the unlimited spread of a pandemic influenza virus in the general population. It is important to note that onward transmission from LAIs has so far been uncommon (7) (8) (9) . In the case of research on influenza virus transmission via respiratory droplets or aerosols between ferrets, a substantial, scientifically justified reduction from the probability of 0.05 to 0.6 of onward transmission from an LAI can be made, based on the above-mentioned biosafety measures and risk mitigation strategies that are in place (12) .

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