Epidemic dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus in current and future climates

Rachel E. Baker; Ayesha S. Mahmud; Caroline E. Wagner; Wenchang Yang; Virginia E. Pitzer; Cecile Viboud; Gabriel A. Vecchi; C. Jessica E. Metcalf; Bryan T. Grenfell

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13562-y

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Epidemic dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus in current and future climates

Rachel E. Baker,
Ayesha S. Mahmud,
Caroline E. Wagner,
Wenchang Yang,
Virginia E. Pitzer,
Cecile Viboud,
Gabriel A. Vecchi,
C. Jessica E. Metcalf,
Bryan T. Grenfell

Affiliations

Rachel E. Baker: Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University
Ayesha S. Mahmud: Planetary Health Alliance, Harvard University
Caroline E. Wagner: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Wenchang Yang: Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Virginia E. Pitzer: Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Cecile Viboud: Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health
Gabriel A. Vecchi: Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University
C. Jessica E. Metcalf: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Bryan T. Grenfell: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13562-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Climate affects dynamics of infectious diseases, but the impact on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemiology isn’t well understood. Here, Baker et al. model the influence of temperature, humidity and rainfall on RSV epidemiology in the USA and Mexico and predict impact of climate change on RSV dynamics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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