Vaccination programs against mumps in the United Kingdom

• Autorzy: Greenhalgh D. , Sfikas N.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper deals with minimum elimination vaccination programs for mumps in the UK. A partial differential equation compartmental model is used to describe the spread of the disease. Pre-vaccination age-structured serological data is used to estimate the force of infection in the absence of immunization. Homogeneous, proportional and symmetric mixing are considered. Using the equilibrium equations, for each mixing assumption estimates of the basic reproduction number R0 and the minimum elimination immunization proportions for single age and two age vaccination programs are presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mumps; immunization; R0; one stage vaccination policy; two stage vaccination policy

PL

zapalenie ślinianki przyusznej; uodpornienie; jednoetapowa polityka szczepień; polityka szczepień dwuetapowa

• Wydawca: University of Silesia, Institute of Informatics, Computer Systems Department
• Czasopismo: Journal of Medical Informatics & Technologies
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 5
• Strony: MI13--22
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Greenhalgh D.

• Department of Statistics and Modelling Science, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH, U.K.

autor

Sfikas N.

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