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Aerosol transmission efficiency of influenza A virus from guinea pigs to guinea pigs
Description
A dataset containing aerosol transmission efficiency of influenza A virus from four infected guinea pigs to four exposed guinea pigs under conditions of controlled temperature and relative humidity.
Usage
ivt
Format
A data frame with 24 rows and 4 variables:
T: temperature in degree Celsius (5–30)
RH: relative humidity in percentage (20–80)
PT: transmission efficiency in percentage (0–100)
source: data source
Source
Lowen, A. C., Mubareka, S., Steel, J., & Palese, P. (2007). Influenza virus transmission is dependent on relative humidity and temperature. PLoS pathogens, 3(10), e151.
Lowen, A. C., Steel, J., Mubareka, S., & Palese, P. (2008). High temperature (30℃) blocks aerosol but not contact transmission of influenza virus. Journal of virology, 82(11), 5650-5652.