Evaluation of animal-to-human and human-to-human transmission of influenza A (H7N9) virus in China, 2013-15. Sci Rep.

  Evaluation of animal-to-human and human-to-human transmission of influenza A (H7N9) virus in China, 2013-15. Virlogeux V, Feng L, Tsang TK, Jiang H, Fang VJ, Qin Y, Wu P, Wang X, Zheng J, Lau EHY, Peng Z, Yang J, Cowling BJ, Yu H. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 11;8(1):552. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17335-9. Abstract: A novel avian-origin influenza A(H7N9) virus emerged in China in March 2013 and by 27 September 2017 a total of 1533 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported. Occurrences of animal-to-human and human-to-human transmission have been previously…

On the Relative Role of Different Age Groups During Epidemics Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus. J Infect Dis.

On the Relative Role of Different Age Groups During Epidemics Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Goldstein E, Nguyen HH, Liu P, Viboud C, Steiner CA, Worby CJ, Lipsitch M. J Infect Dis. 2018 Jan 4;217(2):238-244. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix575. Abstract: BACKGROUND: While circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) results in high rates of hospitalization, particularly among young children and elderly individuals, little is known about the role of different age groups in propagating annual RSV…