Table 2:

Selected studies pertaining to epidemic simulations to support policy planning. The great majority of these investigate intervention strategies to reduce disease outbreaks.

Number	Type of study	Description	References
1	Epidemiological	Determine which intervention strategies are most effective in reducing outbreak size	73
2	Economic	Determine which intervention strategies are most cost-effective; i.e., the reduction in outbreak size per unit expenditure	15
3	Epidemiological	Different intervention triggers by demographic class	14
4	Epidemic tracking	Simulations run during a large outbreak by policy planners for situational awareness	36
5	Epidemiological	Demonstrates, for stylized networks, that homogeneous vaccination strategies can be counterproductive and that strategies should depend on social network local conditions	134
6	Epidemiological	Comparisons of vaccination strategies based on local versus regional conditions	98
7	Epidemiological	Evaluation of drugs and vaccines that are under development	1
8	Epidemiological	Influenza-based interventions for school-age children	32
9	Economic	Paid sick leave and its effect on outbreak size	88
10	Epidemiological	Influenza outbreak and various containment strategies	62
11	Epidemiological and social	Influenza outbreaks in (slums of) Delhi, India	100
12	Epidemiological and social	Interventions for influenza in (slums of) Delhi, India	3