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Impact of precautionary behaviors during outbreaks of pandemic influenza: modeling of regional differences
Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Social Medicine and Public Health Science. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Computer and Information Science, MDALAB - Human Computer Interfaces. Linköping University, The Institute of Technology.
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Umeå University.
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2009 (English)In: AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, E-ISSN 1942-597X, Vol. 2009, p. 163-167Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Using time geographic theory for representation of population mixing, we set out to analyze the relative impact from precautionary behaviors on outbreaks of pandemic influenza in Europe and Asia. We extended an existing simulator environment with behavioral parameters from a population survey to model different behaviors. We found that precautionary behaviors even among a minority of the population can have a decisive effect on the probability of the outbreak to propagate. The results also display that assumptions strongly influences the outcome. Depending on the interpretation of how many "children" are kept from "school", R(0) changes from a range where outbreak progression is possible to a range where it is improbable in both European (R(0)=1.77/1.23) and Asian (R(0)=1.70/1.05) conditions. We conclude that unprompted distancing can have a decisive effect on pandemic propagation. An important response strategy can be to promote voluntary precautionary behavior shown to reduce disease transmission.

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2009. Vol. 2009, p. 163-167
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-59562PubMedID: 20351842OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-59562DiVA, id: diva2:352506
Available from: 2010-09-21 Created: 2010-09-21 Last updated: 2023-06-27

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