Controlling minor outbreaks is necessary to prepare for major pandemics

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Adam J. Kucharski

* E-mail: adam.kucharski@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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