Estimating the medical capacity required to administer mass prophylaxis: a hypothetical outbreak of smallpox virus infection in Korea

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to estimate the medical surge capacity required for mass prophylaxis based on a hypothetical outbreak of smallpox. METHODS We performed a simulation using the Bioterrorism and Epidemic Outbreak Response Model and varied some important parameters, such as the numb...

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Main Authors: Sangwoo Tak, Soomin Lim, Heesu Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2019-10-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
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Online Access:http://e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-41-e2019044.pdf