Journal of Infection
Volume 57, Issue 5 , Pages 361-373 , November 2008

Inactivation of influenza A viruses in the environment and modes of transmission: A critical review

  • Thomas P. Weber

      Affiliations

    • Joint Research Centre, European Commission, T.P. 267, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, I-21027 Ispra, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0332 785165; fax: +39 0332 785154.
    • ,
  • Nikolaos I. Stilianakis

      Affiliations

    • Joint Research Centre, European Commission, T.P. 267, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, I-21027 Ispra, Italy
    • Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Waldstrasse 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany

,Accepted 27 August 2008.

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