Efficient mitigation strategies for epidemics in rural regions.

Containing an epidemic at its origin is the most desirable mitigation. Epidemics have often originated in rural areas, with rural communities among the first affected. Disease dynamics in rural regions have received limited attention, and results of general studies cannot be directly applied since p...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Caterina Scoglio, Walter Schumm, Phillip Schumm, Todd Easton, Sohini Roy Chowdhury, Ali Sydney, Mina Youssef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2903608?pdf=render