Model-Based Comprehensive Analysis of School Closure Policies for Mitigating Influenza Epidemics and Pandemics

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Fumanelli, Laura ^a   Ajelli, Marco ^a   Merler, Stefano ^a   Ferguson, Neil M ^b   Cauchemez, Simon ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBERS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; INFLUENZA EPIDEMICS; INFLUENZA PANDEMICS; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; MODEL-BASED OPC; POLICY-BASED; RATE REDUCTION; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNITED KINGDOM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TRANSMISSION;

ABSENTEEISM; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PANDEMICS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84956831829     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004681     Document Type: Article

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