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A simple explanation for the low impact of border control as a countermeasure to the spread of an infectious disease

Journal

MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES
Volume 214, Issue 1-2, Pages 70-72

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2008.02.009

Keywords

disease spread model; countermeasures; border control

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  1. European Union FP6
  2. Italian region Trentino Alto Adige

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A simple model for the effect of border control or travel restrictions is proposed. It can be used to predict the corresponding results in quite complex disease spread models and has the advantage of providing easy qualitative understanding of the effects of this kind of intervention. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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