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    "abstract": "Travel restrictions may reduce the spread of a contagious disease that\nthreatens public health. In this study we investigate what effect different\nlevels of travel restrictions may have on the speed and geographical spread of\nan outbreak of a disease similar to SARS. We use a stochastic simulation model\nof the Swedish population, calibrated with survey data of travel patterns\nbetween municipalities in Sweden collected over three years. We find that a ban\non journeys longer than 50 km drastically reduces the speed and the\ngeographical spread of outbreaks, even with when compliance is less than 100%.\nThe result is found to be robust for different rates of inter-municipality\ntransmission intensities. Travel restrictions may therefore be an effective way\nto mitigate the effect of a future outbreak.",
    "arxiv_id": "q-bio/0505044",
    "authors": [
      "Martin Camitz",
      "Fredrik Liljeros"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "q-bio.QM",
      "physics.soc-ph",
      "q-bio.OT"
    ],
    "title": "The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of a highly contagious   disease in Sweden",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0505044"
  },
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