Relative transmissibility of shigellosis among different age groups: A modeling study in Hubei Province, China.

• Main Authors: Zeyu Zhao (Author), Qi Chen (Author), Yao Wang (Author), Meijie Chu (Author), Qingqing Hu (Author), Mikah Ngwanguong Hannah (Author), Jia Rui (Author), Xingchun Liu (Author), Yunhan Yu (Author), Fuwei Zhao (Author), Zhengyun Ren (Author), Shanshan Yu (Author), Ran An (Author), Lili Pan (Author), Yi-Chen Chiang (Author), Benhua Zhao (Author), Yanhua Su (Author), Bin Zhao (Author), Tianmu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Shigellosis is a heavy disease burden in China especially in children aged under 5 years. However, the age-related factors involved in transmission of shigellosis are unclear. An age-specific Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious/Asymptomatic-Recovered (SEIAR) model was applied to shigellosis surveillance...