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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Pitzer, Virginia E. ; Olsen, Sonja J. ; Bergstrom, Carl T. ; Dowell, Scott F. ; Lipsitch, Marc
Pitzer, Virginia E. ; Olsen, Sonja J. ; Bergstrom, Carl T. ; Dowell, Scott F. ; Lipsitch, Marc Less -
Description:
The apparent clustering of human cases of influenza A (H5N1) among blood relatives has been considered as evidence of genetic variation in susceptibility. We show that, by chance alone, a high proportion of clusters are expected to be limited to blood relatives when infection is a rare event.
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Avian Influenza
Child
Cluster Analysis
Disease Clustering, Dispatch
Disease Susceptibility
Dispatch
Genetic Predisposition To Disease
Genetic Susceptibility
Genetic Variation
Humans
Influenza, Human
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
Models, Binomial
Models, Genetic

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(7):1074-1076.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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