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Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110210184334.htm
Flu Reduction Policies Don't Need to Start at the Beginning of an Outbreak, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (Feb. 10, 2011) ? It might be better to implement policies to reduce the impact of a flu epidemic a few weeks after the start of an outbreak rather than straight away, according to a new study that uses mathematical models to simulate the effects of different interventions. The research was recently published in the online journal PLoS Computational Biology...
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The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by Imperial College London, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.
Journal Reference:
1. T. D?irdre Hollingsworth, Don Klinkenberg, Hans Heesterbeek, Roy M. Anderson. Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza A: Balancing Conflicting Policy Objectives. PLoS Computational Biology, 2011; 7 (2): e1001076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001076
Flu Reduction Policies Don't Need to Start at the Beginning of an Outbreak, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (Feb. 10, 2011) ? It might be better to implement policies to reduce the impact of a flu epidemic a few weeks after the start of an outbreak rather than straight away, according to a new study that uses mathematical models to simulate the effects of different interventions. The research was recently published in the online journal PLoS Computational Biology...
...Story Source:
The above story is reprinted (with editorial adaptations by ScienceDaily staff) from materials provided by Imperial College London, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.
Journal Reference:
1. T. D?irdre Hollingsworth, Don Klinkenberg, Hans Heesterbeek, Roy M. Anderson. Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza A: Balancing Conflicting Policy Objectives. PLoS Computational Biology, 2011; 7 (2): e1001076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001076