Simulation of strategies for containing pandemic influenza

Sigrún Andradóttir; Wenchi Chiu; David Goldsman; Mi Lim Lee; Kwok-Leung Tsui; David N. Fisman; Beate Sander; Azhar Nizam

doi:10.1109/WSC.2010.5678920

Simulation of strategies for containing pandemic influenza

Sigrún Andradóttir, Wenchi Chiu, David Goldsman, Mi Lim Lee, Kwok-Leung Tsui, David N. Fisman, Beate Sander, Azhar Nizam

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We use a stochastic simulation model of pandemic influenza to investigate realistic intervention strategies that can be used in reaction to developing outbreaks. The model is constructed to represent a typical midsized North American city. Our model predicts average illness attack rates and economic costs for various intervention scenarios, e.g., in the case when low-coverage reactive vaccination and limited antiviral use are combined with minimally disruptive social distancing strategies, including short-term closure of individual schools. We find that such combination strategies can be substantially more effective than vaccination alone from epidemiological and economic standpoints. ©2010 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference
Pages	2221-2229
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2010.5678920
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	2010 43rd Winter Simulation Conference, WSC'10 - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 5 Dec 2010 → 8 Dec 2010

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Conference	2010 43rd Winter Simulation Conference, WSC'10
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City	Baltimore, MD
Period	5/12/10 → 8/12/10

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