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Kerkhove, Maria DVan; Asikainen, Tommi; Becker, Niels G; Bjorge, Steven; Desenclos, Jean-Claude; Santos, Thais dos; Fraser, Christophe; Leung, Gabriel M; Lipsitch, Marc; Jr, Ira MLongini; McBryde, Emma S; Roth, Cathy E; Shay, David K; Smith, Derek J; Wallinga, Jacco; White, Peter J; Ferguson, Neil M; Riley, Steven
PLoS medicine, 06/2010, Volume: 7, Issue: 6Journal Article
Descriptive analyses of such data allowed decision-makers to conclude rapidly that the disease caused by the novel strain was relatively mild for the majority of confirmed cases and that it was being transmitted efficiently between children. ...most countries decided that stringent interventions at the community level (such as proactive school closures) were not appropriate, because their benefits were limited when compared with the high overall cost to society. ...seroprevalence studies that are currently planned or underway for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)/H5N1 in several African and Asian countries could also test for anti-H1N1pdm antibodies.
