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Influenza
Recent findings in influenza described by researchers from University of Pittsburgh
August 5th, 2008
"A wide variety of biologic, physiologic, social, economic, and geographic factors may affect the transmission, spread, and impact of influenza. Recent concerns about an impending influenza epidemic have generated a need for predictive computer simulation models to forecast the spread of influenza and the effectiveness of prevention and control strategies," scientists in the United States report. "We designed an agent-based computer simulation of a theoretical influenza epidemic in Norfolk, Va, that included extensive city-level details and computer representations of every Norfolk citizen, including their expected behavior and social interactions. The simulation...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-05)
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