Title |
The potential impact of immunization campaign budget re-allocation on global eradication of paediatric infectious diseases
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-739 |
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Authors |
Tiffany Fitzpatrick, Chris T Bauch |
Abstract |
The potential benefits of coordinating infectious disease eradication programs that use campaigns such as supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) should not be over-looked. One example of a coordinated approach is an adaptive "sequential strategy": first, all annual SIA budget is dedicated to the eradication of a single infectious disease; once that disease is eradicated, the annual SIA budget is re-focussed on eradicating a second disease, etc. Herd immunity suggests that a sequential strategy may eradicate several infectious diseases faster than a non-adaptive "simultaneous strategy" of dividing annual budget equally among eradication programs for those diseases. However, mathematical modeling is required to understand the potential extent of this effect. |
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Professor | 3 | 10% |
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