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Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making

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Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making. / Nichols, J.D.; Bogich, T.L.; Howerton, E. et al.
In: Plos Biology, Vol. 19, No. 6, e3001307, 17.06.2021.

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Nichols, JD, Bogich, TL, Howerton, E, Bjørnstad, ON, Borchering, RK, Ferrari, M, Haran, M, Jewell, C, Pepin, KM, Probert, WJM, Pulliam, JRC, Runge, MC, Tildesley, M, Viboud, C & Shea, K 2021, 'Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making', Plos Biology, vol. 19, no. 6, e3001307. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001307

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Nichols, J. D., Bogich, T. L., Howerton, E., Bjørnstad, O. N., Borchering, R. K., Ferrari, M., Haran, M., Jewell, C., Pepin, K. M., Probert, W. J. M., Pulliam, J. R. C., Runge, M. C., Tildesley, M., Viboud, C., & Shea, K. (2021). Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making. Plos Biology, 19(6), Article e3001307. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001307

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Nichols JD, Bogich TL, Howerton E, Bjørnstad ON, Borchering RK, Ferrari M et al. Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making. Plos Biology. 2021 Jun 17;19(6):e3001307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001307

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Nichols, J.D. ; Bogich, T.L. ; Howerton, E. et al. / Strategic testing approaches for targeted disease monitoring can be used to inform pandemic decision-making. In: Plos Biology. 2021 ; Vol. 19, No. 6.

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