Estimating the impact of school closure on social mixing behaviour and the transmission of close contact infections in eight European countries

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mathematical modelling of infectious disease is increasingly used to help guide public health policy. As directly transmitted infections, such as influenza and tuberculosis, require contact between individuals, knowledge about contac...

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Main Authors: Aerts Marc, Mossong Joel, Goeyvaerts Nele, Ayele Girma, Hens Niel, Edmunds John W, Beutels Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/187