A modeling study of school closure to reduce influenza transmission: A case study of an influenza A (H1N1) outbreak in a private Thai school

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 1021-1033

  Modchang, Charin ^a,e   Iamsirithaworn, Sopon ^b   Auewarakul, Prasert ^c   Triampo, Wannapong ^a,d,e  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Control measures; Non pharmaceutical intervention; SEIR model

Indexed keywords

BANGKOK; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL MEASURES; GENERAL POPULATION; GLOBAL RESPONSE; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA PANDEMICS; INTERVENTION METHODS; ME-XICO; MODELING STUDIES; NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTION; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; SUSCEPTIBLE-EXPOSED-INFECTIOUS-RECOVERED; THAILAND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

VIRUSES;

EID: 84855199057     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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