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Impact on Epidemic Measles of Vaccination Campaigns Triggered by Disease Outbreaks or Serosurveys: A Modeling Study.

Justin LesslerC Jessica E MetcalfFelicity T CuttsBryan T Grenfell
Published in: PLoS medicine (2016)
Serologically triggered campaigns could help prevent severe epidemics in the face of epidemiological and vaccination uncertainty. Hence, small-scale serology may serve as the basis for effective adaptive public health strategies, although, in high-incidence settings, case-triggered approaches are likely more efficient.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • risk factors
  • early onset
  • infectious diseases