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Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator
Growing interest in mass vaccination with oral cholera vaccine in endemic and epidemic settings will require policymakers to evaluate how to allocate these vaccines in the most efficient manner. Because cholera, when treated properly, has a low case fatality rate, it may not be economically feasible...
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25294614 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0159 |
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author | Troeger, Christopher Sack, David A. Chao, Dennis L. |
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description | Growing interest in mass vaccination with oral cholera vaccine in endemic and epidemic settings will require policymakers to evaluate how to allocate these vaccines in the most efficient manner. Because cholera, when treated properly, has a low case fatality rate, it may not be economically feasible to vaccinate an entire population. Using a new publicly available calculator for estimating the cost-effectiveness of mass vaccination, we show how targeting high-risk subpopulations for vaccination could be cost-effective in Bangladesh. The approach described here is general enough to adapt to different settings or to other vaccine-preventable diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-42576452014-12-31 Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator Troeger, Christopher Sack, David A. Chao, Dennis L. Am J Trop Med Hyg Articles Growing interest in mass vaccination with oral cholera vaccine in endemic and epidemic settings will require policymakers to evaluate how to allocate these vaccines in the most efficient manner. Because cholera, when treated properly, has a low case fatality rate, it may not be economically feasible to vaccinate an entire population. Using a new publicly available calculator for estimating the cost-effectiveness of mass vaccination, we show how targeting high-risk subpopulations for vaccination could be cost-effective in Bangladesh. The approach described here is general enough to adapt to different settings or to other vaccine-preventable diseases. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4257645/ /pubmed/25294614 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0159 Text en ©The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Articles Troeger, Christopher Sack, David A. Chao, Dennis L. Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator |
title | Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator |
title_full | Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator |
title_short | Evaluation of Targeted Mass Cholera Vaccination Strategies in Bangladesh: A Demonstration of a New Cost-Effectiveness Calculator |
title_sort | evaluation of targeted mass cholera vaccination strategies in bangladesh: a demonstration of a new cost-effectiveness calculator |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25294614 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0159 |
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