Responding To Simulated Pandemic Influenza In San Antonio, Texas

• 2008

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• George Miller; Stephen Randolph; Jan Patterson
PMID: 18462144DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/529212

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This article describes a study on how San Antonio, Texas, could handle a pandemic flu. It uses computer models to see how the disease spreads and what public health measures can help. The study finds that using strategies like social distancing, antiviral drugs, and vaccines can keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. If vaccines and drugs are limited, strong social distancing might still control the outbreak locally without needing outside help. The research shows that quick action is key to stopping the spread of influenza in communities.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audience: Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Antiviral Agents; Child, Preschool; Communicable Disease Control; Computer Simulation; Disaster Planning; Disease Outbreaks; Influenza, Human; Models, Biological; Public Health Practice; Quarantine; Texas; Adolescent; Pandemics

Institutions: Altarum Institute

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