The assembly effect: the connectedness between populations is a double‐edged sword for public health interventions

Abstract Background Many public health interventions lead to disruption or decrease of transmission, providing a beneficial effect for people in the population regardless of whether or not they individually participate in the intervention. This protective benefit has been referred to as a herd or co...

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Main Authors: Sai Thein Than Tun, Daniel M. Parker, Ricardo Aguas, Lisa J. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03726-x