Modeling Influenza Pandemic Response Effectiveness in Canada

摘要

As the risk of a global influenza pandemic increases there is growing response preparedness efforts within Canada. One question that governmental decision makers have in this context is what is the most effective distribution of anti-virals, such as oral oseltamivir, within the population of first responders, health care workers, administrators and the general public in addition to what extent should the anti-virals be used as prophylactics. To provide an answer to this question, we have developed a Canada-wide influenza pandemic simulator and visualization system that allows for the modeling of various patterns of anti-viral distribution and use.