Individual preventive social distancing during an epidemic may have negative population-level outcomes
(2018)
Journal Article
Leung, K. Y., Ball, F., Sirl, D., & Britton, T. (2018). Individual preventive social distancing during an epidemic may have negative population-level outcomes. Interface, 15, Article 20180296. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0296
The outbreak of an infectious disease in a human population can lead to individuals responding with preventive measures in an attempt to avoid getting infected. This leads to changes in contact patterns. However, as we show in this paper, rational be... Read More about Individual preventive social distancing during an epidemic may have negative population-level outcomes.