Ring Vaccination and Smallpox Control

Ring Vaccination and Smallpox Control

We present a stochastic model for the spread of smallpox after a small number of index cases are introduced into a susceptible population. The model describes a branching process for the spread of the infection and the effects of intervention measures. We discuss scenarios in which ring vaccination...

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Main Authors: Mirjam Kretzschmar, Susan van den Hof, Jacco Wallinga, Jan van Wijngaarden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
smallpox
ring vaccination
mathematical model
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0419_article

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