Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Contact Rates during a Simulated Influenza Pandemic

Measures to decrease contact between persons during an influenza pandemic have been included in pandemic response plans. We used stochastic simulation models to explore the effects of school closings, voluntary confinements of ill persons and their household contacts, and reductions in contacts amon...

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Main Authors: Haber, Michael J., Shay, Davis K., Davis, Xiaohong M., Patel, Rajan, Jin, Xiaoping, Weintraub, Eric, Orenstein, Evan, Thompson, William W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725959/