Modeling seasonal influenza outbreak in a closed college campus: impact of pre-season vaccination, in-season vaccination and holidays/breaks.

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Published in PLoS One on March 04, 2010

Authors

Kristin L Nichol1, Kate Tummers, Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel, Jennifer Marsh, Matt Moynihan, Steven McKelvey

Author Affiliations

1: Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. nicho014@umn.edu

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