Relative transmissibility of shigellosis among male and female individuals: a modeling study in Hubei Province, China

• Main Authors: Ze-Yu Zhao (Author), Qi Chen (Author), Bin Zhao (Author), Mikah Ngwanguong Hannah (Author), Ning Wang (Author), Yu-Xin Wang (Author), Xian-Fa Xuan (Author), Jia Rui (Author), Mei-Jie Chu (Author), Shan-Shan Yu (Author), Yao Wang (Author), Xing-Chun Liu (Author), Ran An (Author), Li-Li Pan (Author), Yi-Chen Chiang (Author), Yan-Hua Su (Author), Ben-Hua Zhao (Author), Tian-Mu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Developing countries exhibit a high disease burden from shigellosis. Owing to the different incidences in males and females, this study aims to analyze the features involved in the transmission of shigellosis among male (subscript m) and female (subscript f) individuals using a n...