Resource allocation for epidemic control in metapopulations.

Deployment of limited resources is an issue of major importance for decision-making in crisis events. This is especially true for large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases. Little is known when it comes to identifying the most efficient way of deploying scarce resources for control when disease o...

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Autores principales:	Martial L Ndeffo Mbah, Christopher A Gilligan
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0292fd47fb234b5ca5cbbcba89b56b6e2021-11-04T06:08:44ZResource allocation for epidemic control in metapopulations.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0024577https://doaj.org/article/0292fd47fb234b5ca5cbbcba89b56b6e2011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21931762/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Deployment of limited resources is an issue of major importance for decision-making in crisis events. This is especially true for large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases. Little is known when it comes to identifying the most efficient way of deploying scarce resources for control when disease outbreaks occur in different but interconnected regions. The policy maker is frequently faced with the challenge of optimizing efficiency (e.g. minimizing the burden of infection) while accounting for social equity (e.g. equal opportunity for infected individuals to access treatment). For a large range of diseases described by a simple SIRS model, we consider strategies that should be used to minimize the discounted number of infected individuals during the course of an epidemic. We show that when faced with the dilemma of choosing between socially equitable and purely efficient strategies, the choice of the control strategy should be informed by key measurable epidemiological factors such as the basic reproductive number and the efficiency of the treatment measure. Our model provides new insights for policy makers in the optimal deployment of limited resources for control in the event of epidemic outbreaks at the landscape scale.Martial L Ndeffo MbahChristopher A GilliganPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 9, p e24577 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Martial L Ndeffo Mbah Christopher A Gilligan Resource allocation for epidemic control in metapopulations.
description	Deployment of limited resources is an issue of major importance for decision-making in crisis events. This is especially true for large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases. Little is known when it comes to identifying the most efficient way of deploying scarce resources for control when disease outbreaks occur in different but interconnected regions. The policy maker is frequently faced with the challenge of optimizing efficiency (e.g. minimizing the burden of infection) while accounting for social equity (e.g. equal opportunity for infected individuals to access treatment). For a large range of diseases described by a simple SIRS model, we consider strategies that should be used to minimize the discounted number of infected individuals during the course of an epidemic. We show that when faced with the dilemma of choosing between socially equitable and purely efficient strategies, the choice of the control strategy should be informed by key measurable epidemiological factors such as the basic reproductive number and the efficiency of the treatment measure. Our model provides new insights for policy makers in the optimal deployment of limited resources for control in the event of epidemic outbreaks at the landscape scale.
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title	Resource allocation for epidemic control in metapopulations.
title_short	Resource allocation for epidemic control in metapopulations.
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Resource allocation for epidemic control in metapopulations.

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