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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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Autores principales: Kretzschmar, Mirjam, van den Hof, Susan, Wallinga, Jacco, van Wijngaarden, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200816
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1005.030419

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