Modeling Potential Responses to Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Weapon
We constructed a mathematical model to describe the spread of smallpox after a deliberate release of the virus. Assuming 100 persons initially infected and 3 persons infected per infectious person, quarantine alone could stop disease transmission but would require a minimum daily removal rate of 50%...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2001-12-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0607_article |