The feasibility of age-specific travel restrictions during influenza pandemics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiological studies have shown that imposing travel restrictions to prevent or delay an influenza pandemic may not be feasible. To delay an epidemic substantially, an extremely high proportion of trips (~99%) would have to be res...

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Main Authors: Lam Elson HY, Cowling Benjamin J, Cook Alex R, Wong Jessica YT, Lau Max SY, Nishiura Hiroshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
Online Access:http://www.tbiomed.com/content/8/1/44