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Ageing Populations May Curb Outbreak Risks
Original: Ageing Populations May Curb Outbreak Risks, but Behavioural Shifts Complicate the Picture
New commentary suggests that as populations age, the risk of large infectious disease outbreaks may decline, since older people tend to have fewer social contacts than younger groups. However, researchers caution that behavioural changes, such as increased mobility and mixing across age groups, could offset this demographic effect, making the overall picture for future epidemic risk more complicated.
Why now: Ongoing interest in how demographic trends shape future pandemic risk.
Evidence
- Ageing Populations May Curb Outbreak Risks, but Behavioural Shifts Complicate the Picture · Bioengineer.org
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