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SUBMITTER: Marr LC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6364647 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Marr Linsey C LC Tang Julian W JW Van Mullekom Jennifer J Lakdawala Seema S SS
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 20190101 150
Influenza incidence and seasonality, along with virus survival and transmission, appear to depend at least partly on humidity, and recent studies have suggested that absolute humidity (AH) is more important than relative humidity (RH) in modulating observed patterns. In this perspective article, we re-evaluate studies of influenza virus survival in aerosols, transmission in animal models and influenza incidence to show that the combination of temperature and RH is equally valid as AH as a predic ...[more]