Analysis of vaccination campaign effectiveness and population immunity to support and sustain polio elimination in Nigeria.
Alexander M Upfill-BrownArend VoormanGuillaume Chabot-CoutureFaisal ShuaibHil M LyonsPublished in: BMC medicine (2016)
The model in this study provides a novel method for assessing vaccination campaign performance and epidemiologically-relevant estimates of population immunity. Small-area estimates of campaign effectiveness can then be used to evaluate prospective campaign plans. This modeling approach could be applied to other countries as well as other vaccine preventable diseases.