Effect of Rapid Urbanization in Mainland China on the Seasonal Influenza Epidemic: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Surveillance Data From 2010 to 2017.
Hao LeiNan ZhangBeidi NiuXiao WangShenglan XiaoXiangjun DuTao ChenLei YangDa-Yan WangBenjamin John CowlingYuguo LiYuelong ShuPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2023)
Our results highlight the complicated effects of urbanization on the seasonal influenza epidemic in China. As the current urbanization rate in China is approximately 59%, further urbanization with no relevant interventions suggests a worrisome increasing future trend in the influenza epidemic attack rate.