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Social Mixing Patterns Within a South African Township Community: Implications for Respiratory Disease Transmission and Control

Social Mixing Patterns Within a South African Township Community: Implications for Respiratory Disease Transmission and Control

A prospective survey of social mixing patterns relevant to respiratory disease transmission by large droplets (e.g., influenza) or small droplet nuclei (e.g., tuberculosis) was performed in a South African township in 2010. A total of 571 randomly selected participants recorded the numbers, times, and locations of close contacts (physical/nonphysical) and …