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- Title
Empirical evidence for the effect of airline travel on inter-regional influenza spread in the United States.
- Authors
Brownstein, John S; Wolfe, Cecily J; Mandl, Kenneth D
- Abstract
The influence of air travel on influenza spread has been the subject of numerous investigations using simulation, but very little empirical evidence has been provided. Understanding the role of airline travel in large-scale influenza spread is especially important given the mounting threat of an influenza pandemic. Several recent simulation studies have concluded that air travel restrictions may not have a significant impact on the course of a pandemic. Here, we assess, with empirical data, the role of airline volume on the yearly inter-regional spread of influenza in the United States.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2006, Vol 3, Issue 10, pe401
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0030401