Bridging the gap: Empirical contact matrix data is needed for modelling the transmission of respiratory infections in West Africa

Isaac C.H. Fung; Gerardo Chowell; Gloria A. Botchway; Jing Kersey; Joyce Komesuor; Kin On Kwok; Stephen E. Moore; Sylvia K. Ofori; Frank Baiden

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Bridging the gap: Empirical contact matrix data is needed for modelling the transmission of respiratory infections in West Africa

Isaac C.H. Fung
, Gerardo Chowell
, Gloria A. Botchway
, Jing Kersey
, Joyce Komesuor
, Kin On Kwok
, Stephen E. Moore
, Sylvia K. Ofori
, Frank Baiden

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	991-994
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tropical Medicine and International Health
Volume	29
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14063
State	Published - Nov 24 2024

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Parasitology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Africa
Ghana
epidemiology
respiratory tract infections
social contact patterns
transmission

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