Pandemic dynamics and the breakdown of herd immunity.
In this note we discuss the issues involved in attempting to model pandemic dynamics. More specifically, we show how it may be possible to make projections for the ongoing H1N1 pandemic as extrapolated from knowledge of seasonal influenza. We derive first-approximation parameter estimates for the SI...
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Main Authors: | Guy Katriel, Lewi Stone |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/1928d9b72af74eb38d40cd1f6c89f5cb |
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