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Influenza Pandemic
Strategies identified for mitigating influenza pandemic
September 19th, 2006
Strategies have been identified for mitigating a flu pandemic. According to a recent report from England, "Development of strategies for mitigating the severity of a new influenza pandemic is now a top global public health priority. "Influenza prevention and containment strategies can be considered under the broad categories of antiviral, vaccine and nonpharmaceutical (case isolation, household quarantine, school or workplace closure, restrictions on travel) measures." "Mathematical models are powerful tools for exploring this complex landscape of intervention strategies and quantifying the potential costs and benefits of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-09-19)
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