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A ‘post-honeymoon’ measles epidemic in Burundi: mathematical model-based analysis and implications for vaccination timing

Using a mathematical model with realistic demography, we analyze a large outbreak of measles in Muyinga sector in rural Burundi in 1988–1989. We generate simulated epidemic curves and age × time epidemic surfaces, which we qualitatively and quantitatively compare with the data. Our findings suggest...

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Autores principales: Corey, Katelyn C., Noymer, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27672515
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2476