The French Connection: The First Large Population-Based Contact Survey in France Relevant for the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Béraud, Guillaume; Kazmercziak, Sabine; Beutels, Philippe; Lévy-Brühl, D; Lenne, Xavier; Mielcarek, Nathalie; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan; Boëlle, Pierre‐Yves; Hens, Niel; Dervaux, B.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133203

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The French Connection: The First Large Population-Based Contact Survey in France Relevant for the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Published in PLoS ONE • Jul 15, 2015

Authors:

Guillaume Béraud

Sabine Kazmercziak

Philippe Beutels

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Empirical social contact patterns are essential to understand the spread of infectious diseases. To date, no such data existed for France. Although infectious diseases are frequently seasonal, the temporal variation of contact patterns has not been documented hitherto. METHODS: COMES-F i...

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Demography

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Population

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