Using a hybrid agent-based and equation based model to test school closure policies during a measles outbreak
Abstract Background In order to be prepared for an infectious disease outbreak it is important to know what interventions will or will not have an impact on reducing the outbreak. While some interventions might have a greater effect in mitigating an outbreak, others might only have a minor effect bu...
Main Authors: | Elizabeth Hunter, John D. Kelleher |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10513-5 |
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