Modeling optimal treatment strategies in a heterogeneous mixing model

Conclusions: Mixing patterns can play a critical role in the effectiveness of optimal treatments. As the mixing becomes more like-with-like mixing, treating the higher activity group in the population is almost as effective as treating the entire populations since it reduces the number of disease cases effectively but only requires similar treatments. The gain becomes more pronounced as the basic reproduction number increases. This can be a critical issue which must be considered for future pandemic influenza interventions, especially when there are limited resources available.
Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research