| Title |
Controlling Pandemic Flu: The Value of International Air Travel Restrictions
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2007
|
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0000401 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joshua M. Epstein, D. Michael Goedecke, Feng Yu, Robert J. Morris, Diane K. Wagener, Georgiy V. Bobashev |
| Abstract |
Planning for a possible influenza pandemic is an extremely high priority, as social and economic effects of an unmitigated pandemic would be devastating. Mathematical models can be used to explore different scenarios and provide insight into potential costs, benefits, and effectiveness of prevention and control strategies under consideration. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 236 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 50 | 21% |
| Netherlands | 26 | 11% |
| Germany | 7 | 3% |
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Austria | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 3% |
| Unknown | 136 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 220 | 93% |
| Scientists | 11 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 238 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 220 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 19% |
| Researcher | 37 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 45 | 19% |
| Unknown | 44 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 13% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 23 | 10% |
| Engineering | 18 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 65 | 27% |
| Unknown | 60 | 25% |