Geographic and demographic transmission patterns of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic in the United States
Journal: Apollo (University of Cambridge)
Year: 2017

This thesis describes how transmission of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic in the United States varied geographically, with emphasis on population distribution and age structure. This is made possible by the availability of medical claims records maintained in the private sector that capture the weekly incidence of influenza-like illness in 834 US cities. First, a probabilistic method is developed to infer each city's outbreak onset time. This reveals a clear wave-like pattern of transmission