A MODEL-BASED DESIGN OF A VACCINATION STRATEGY AGAINST RUBELLA IN A NONIMMUNIZED COMMUNITY OF SAO-PAULO STATE, BRAZIL

Authors
MASSAD E BURATTINI MN NETO RSD YANG HM COUTINHO FAB ZANETTI DMT
Citation
E. Massad et al., A MODEL-BASED DESIGN OF A VACCINATION STRATEGY AGAINST RUBELLA IN A NONIMMUNIZED COMMUNITY OF SAO-PAULO STATE, BRAZIL, Epidemiology and infection, 112(3), 1994, pp. 579-594
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Epidemiology and infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
09502688
Volume
112
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
579 - 594
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-2688(1994)112:3<579:AMDOAV>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A mixed vaccination strategy against rubella is proposed. We describe how the vaccination strategy was designed with the help of mathematica l techniques. The strategy was designed for application in a non-immun ized community of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was implemented by local health authorities in 1992. This strategy comprises a pulse v accination campaign, covering the age interval between 1 and 10 years, followed by the introduction of the vaccine in the immunization calen dar at 15 months of age. The expected impact of the proposed strategy is discussed.