The Effect of Risk Perception on the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Dynamics
The Effect of Risk Perception on the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Dynamics
Background The 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza dynamics in Italy was characterized by a notable pattern: as it emerged from the analysis of influenza-like illness data, after an initial period (September–mid-October 2009) characterized by a slow exponential increase in the weekly incidence, a sudden and sharp increase of the growth rate …