Abstract
Infectious diseases such as influenza and dengue have the potential of becoming a worldwide pandemic that may exert immense pressures on existing medical infrastructures. Careful surveillance of these diseases, supported by consistent model simulations, provides a means for tracking the disease evolution. The integrated surveillance and simulation program is essential in devising effective early warning systems and in implementing efficient emergency preparedness and control measures. This paper presents a summary of simulation analysis on influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in Malaysia. This simulation analysis provides insightful lessons regarding how disease surveillance and simulation should be performed in the future. This paper briefly discusses the controversy over the experimental field release of genetically modified (GM) Aedes aegypti mosquito in Malaysia. Model simulations indicate that the proposed release of GM mosquitoes is neither a viable nor a sustainable control strategy.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | WIT Transactions on the Built Environment |
| Pages | 245-256 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Volume | 119 |
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| State | Published - Jul 28 2011 |
| Event | 2nd International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes, Disaster Management 2011 - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: May 11 2011 → May 13 2011 |
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| Other | 2nd International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes, Disaster Management 2011 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Orlando, FL |
| Period | 5/11/11 → 5/13/11 |
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Keywords
- A H1N1
- Dengue
- GM mosquitoes
- Simulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
- Building and Construction
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
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Infectious diseases : Surveillance, genetic modification and simulation. / Koh, H. L.; Teh, S. Y.; De Angelis, D. L.; Jiang, J.
WIT Transactions on the Built Environment. Vol. 119 2011. p. 245-256.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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