Economic and social impact of influenza mitigation strategies by demographic class
EpidemicsPublished 30 November 2010Open access
Chris Barrett, Keith Bisset, Jonathan P. Leidig, Achla Marathe, Madhav Marathe
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The results show that the most important factor responsible for preventing income loss is the modification of individual behavior; it drops the total income loss by 62% compared to the base case.
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The preventive behavior of the private citizens is the most important factor in controlling the epidemic.
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