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Religious Festivals and Influenza
Alice P. Y. Chiu, Qianying Lin, Daihai He
Objectives Influenza outbreaks have been widely studied. However, the patterns between influenza and religious festivals remained unexplored. This study examined the patterns of in…
Patterns of Influenza Vaccination Coverage in the United States from 2009 to 2015
Alice P. Y. Chiu, Duo Yu, Jonathan Dushoff +1
Background: Globally, influenza is a major cause of morbidity, hospitalization and mortality. Influenza vaccination has shown substantial protective effectiveness in the United Sta…
Increasing Trends of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Dengue in Hong Kong
Xiujuan Tang, Shi Zhao, Alice P. Y. Chiu +3
Background: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a common type of severe acute paralytic neuropathy and associated with other virus infections such as dengue fever and Zika. This study…
Effects of Reactive Social Distancing on the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Duo Yu, Qianying Lin, Alice PY Chiu +1
The 1918 influenza pandemic was characterized by multiple epidemic waves. We investigated into reactive social distancing, a form of behavioral responses, and its effect on the mul…