As elsewhere, the number of TB patients has almost doubled since 1993 -- and the source of most of the local epidemic is the prison down the road.
In this paper, we propose an adaptive routing strategy that incorporates topological distance with local epidemic information through a tunable parameter h.
The urgency of ebolavirus drug development is obvious in light of the current local epidemic in Western Africa with high morbidity and a risk of wider spread.
In 2004, a local epidemic with enterobacteriaceae was noted not only in urine cultures but also in endobronchial/tracheal aspirates and blood cultures.
The symptoms and consequences of EBL fatigue amongst students and faculty are discussed alongside strategies which we suggest may act as preventative measures in reducing the risk of a local epidemic.
The IOM report recommends that Congress remove these stipulations, stating that "rigid budgetary allocations" have "limited PEPFAR's ability to tailor its activities in each country to the local epidemic".
Where was this plan when Perote was reporting illness and a local epidemic way back in March?
Even areas that appear similar may be very different in terms of the drivers of the local epidemic.
For epidemics with R0 values greater than 2.0, no single social distancing measure is effective in preventing a local epidemic.
If early elimination in the source region is not achieved, then any delay in a local epidemic that a country can effect will be highly valued.
However, if travel restrictions are not combined with other measures, local epidemic severity may increase, because restriction-induced delays can push local outbreaks into high epidemic season.
