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Pandemics
Research from A. Lunelli and co-researchers in the area of pandemics published
March 31st, 2009
According to a study from Trento, Italy, "We study the effectiveness of antiviral treatment ill simple susceptible-exposed-infectious-removed models that are at the base of models used for influenza pandemic. The strategy is assessed in terms of the value of the reproductive ratio R-0." "We consider a general framework and analyse six different specific cases. The same antiviral strategy is simulated in all models, but they slightly differ in the compartmental structure. These differences correspond to different underlying assumptions concerning the timing of the intervention and the selection of individuals who receive treatment. It is shown that these details can have...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-31)
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