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. 2016 May 19;8:ecurrents.outbreaks.322427f4c3cc2b9c1a5b3395e7d20894. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.322427f4c3cc2b9c1a5b3395e7d20894

Effect of compliance on epidemic length and cumulative infections with and without travel restrictions.

A and B: Blue shows the case with travel restrictions, and red shows the case without such restrictions. Differentiation between the two occurs because the travel restrictions compensate for low levels of compliance. This decreases the length of the epidemic A and reduces the cumulative number of infections B in cases of low compliance. C. The cumulative number of infections over the entire epidemic, as a function of compliance levels and intervention times. Colors from brown to yellow signify intervention times (50, 70, 90, 110). Without enforced travel restrictions (dotted lines), a low compliance results in little differentiation between early and late policy implementation. The travel restrictions (solid lines) dramatically reduce infection number for earlier interventions at low compliance.

A and B: Blue shows the case with travel restrictions, and red shows the case without such restrictions. Differentiation between the two occurs because the travel restrictions compensate for low levels of compliance. This decreases the length of the epidemic A and reduces the cumulative number of infections B in cases of low compliance. C. The cumulative number of infections over the entire epidemic, as a function of compliance levels and intervention times. Colors from brown to yellow signify intervention times (50, 70, 90, 110). Without enforced travel restrictions (dotted lines), a low compliance results in little differentiation between early and late policy implementation. The travel restrictions (solid lines) dramatically reduce infection number for earlier interventions at low compliance.