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ArticleScientific reports2017

Analysis of Influenza and RSV dynamics in the community using a 'Local Transmission Zone' approach.

Gal Almogy, Lewi Stone, B Andrei Bernevig, Dana G Wolf, Marina Dorozko, Allon E Moses, Ran Nir-Paz

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Gal AlmogyFlurensics Inc., Tel Aviv, 64101 Israel.
Lewi StoneSchool of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
B Andrei BernevigDepartment of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
Dana G WolfDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Isreal.
Marina DorozkoDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Isreal.
Allon E MosesDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Isreal.
Ran Nir-PazDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Isreal.
Princeton University · USRMIT University · AUTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the dynamics of pathogen spread within urban areas is critical for the effective prevention and containment of communicable diseases. At these relatively small geographic scales, short-distance interactions and tightly knit sub-networks dominate the dynamics of pathogen transmission; yet, the effective boundaries of these micro-scale groups are generally not known and often ignored. Using clinical test results from hospital admitted patients we analyze the spatio-temporal distribution of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) in the city of Jerusalem over a period of three winter seasons. We demonstrate that this urban area is not a single, perfectly mixed ecology, but is in fact comprised of a set of more basic, relatively independent pathogen transmission units, which we term here Local Transmission Zones, LTZs. By identifying these LTZs, and using the dynamic pathogen-content information contained within them, we are able to differentiate between disease-causes at the individual patient level often with near-perfect predictive accuracy.

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Models, StatisticalCitiesHumansInfluenza, HumanResidence CharacteristicsRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsSeasons

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PMID28181554
PMCPMC5299452
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