[bird flu, children] Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers
http://www.docuticker.com/?p=19388 Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers Social contact networks for the spread of pandemic influenza in children and teenagers Source: BMC Public Health High-school students may form the local transmission backbone of the next pandemic. Closing schools and keeping students at home during a pandemic would remove the transmission potential within these ages and could be effective at thwarting its spread within a community. Social contact networks characterized as groups and public activities with the time, level of contact and primary links within each, yields a comprehensive view, which if extended to all ages, would allow design of effective community containment for pandemic influenza. + Full Paper (PDF; 967 KB) 2/18/2008 05:22 PM
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