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cord-354763-odzrco6q	Drake, John M.	Societal Learning in Epidemics: Intervention Effectiveness during the 2003 SARS Outbreak in Singapore	2006-12-20		.txt	text/plain	5739	283	46	We estimated that if societal learning had occurred at half the actual rate, the expected final size of the outbreak would have reached nearly 800 cases, more than three times the observed number of infections. We also retrospectively explore the effect of societal learning during the 2003 outbreak of SARS in Singapore, using weekly data on the time between onset of symptoms and removal of infectious individuals. Finally, we discuss societal and epidemiological factors that might affect societal learning, we observe that a difficult task during the early stages of an outbreak is to estimate the learning rate and suggest that the rate estimated here might be used as prior information in future outbreaks, and we conclude by recommending rapid investment in research at the time of initial detection when actions taken to reduce disease spread can be most efficient and cost effective.	./cache/cord-354763-odzrco6q.txt	./txt/cord-354763-odzrco6q.txt