Absolute humidity drives seasonal influenza A transmission in Hong Kong through social contact modulation: Evidence from compartmental modeling
The association between absolute humidity and influenza transmission can be attributed to humidity-driven shifts in social contact. This necessitates seasonally tailored interventions: winter strategies should prioritize stringent contact restrictions, while warmer seasons permit relaxed measures. Future models should integrate multi-climate zone validation and dynamic behavioral sensing to improve outbreak predictions.
Authors
- Guosen Ou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-9596)
- Yanying Mo
- Jianxiong Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-3187)
- Tian Tang
- Wenjun Ma
Institutions
- Jinan University (CN)
- Guilin University of Electronic Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Disease Modelling
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2025.12.001
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00