Individual and Environmental Factors Influencing Influenza Transmission: A Multilevel Analysis
Our findings suggest that influenza risk in Hutterite colonies is associated with local environmental and geographic characteristics in addition to the individual drivers. Incorporating the community-level environmental setting in influenza surveillance may improve preparedness for future outbreaks.
Authors
- Eleanor Pullenayegum
- Nushrat Nazia
- Mark Loeb
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.70232
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- McMaster University
- Government of Canada
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research