Demographics, epidemiology and the impact of vaccination campaigns in a measles-free world - Can elimination be maintained?

Prada, J M; Metcalf, C J E; Takahashi, S; Lessler, J; Tatem, A J; Ferrari, M

Prada, J M; Metcalf, C J E; Takahashi, S; Lessler, J; Tatem, A J; Ferrari, M.

Affiliation

Prada JM; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA. Electronic address: j.prada.1@warwick.ac.uk.
Metcalf CJE; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA; Office of Population Research, WWS, Princeton University, USA; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, USA.
Takahashi S; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA.
Lessler J; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA.
Tatem AJ; WorldPop, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, UK; Flowminder Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ferrari M; Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Vaccine ; 35(11): 1488-1493, 2017 03 13.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28216186

Subject(s)

Disease Eradication/methods; Immunization Programs; Measles/epidemiology; Measles/prevention & control; Adolescent; Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Demography; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Models, Statistical

Key words

Epidemiology; Mathematical models; Measles; SIR; Vaccines

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Immunization Programs / Disease Eradication / Measles Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Vaccine Year: 2017 Document type: Article

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