Eradication versus control: the economics of global infectious disease policies
A disease is controlled if, by means of a public policy, the circulation of an infectious agent is restricted below the level that would be sustained by individuals acting independently to control the disease. A disease is eliminated if it is controlled sufficiently to prevent an epidemic from occur...
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Main Author: | Scott Barrett (Author) |
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The World Health Organization,
2004-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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