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| Author(s): |
Cardim, Luciana L.
[1]
;
Pinho, Suani T. R.
[2]
;
Gloria Teixeira, M.
[1]
;
Costa, M. Conceicao N.
[1]
;
Lourdes Esteva, M.
[3]
;
Ferreira, Claudia P.
[4]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Bahia, Inst Saude Colet, BR-40110140 Salvador, BA - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Bahia, Inst Fis, Rua Caetano Moura, Campus Univ Ondina, BR-40210340 Salvador, BA - Brazil
[3] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Mexico City 04510, DF - Mexico
[4] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Biosci, Dept Biostat, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | BMC PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 19, FEB 6 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
BackgroundThe development of a safe and effective vaccine is considered crucial for dengue transmission control since vetor control has been failed; some potential candidates are currently in test, and in this context theoretical studies are necessary to evaluate vaccination strategies such as the age groups that should be vaccinated, the percentage of the population at risk, and the target geographic regions to make dengue control feasible and optimal.MethodsA partial differential model is used to mimics dengue transmission in human population in order to estimate the optimal vaccination age, using data collected from dengue reported cases in ten cities of Brazil from 2001 to 2014. For this purpose, the basic reproduction number of the disease was minimized assuming a single-dose vaccination strategy, equal vaccine efficacy for all circulating serotypes, and no vaccine failure. Numerical methods were used to assess the optimal vaccination age and its confidence age range.ResultsThe results reveal complex spatial-temporal patterns associated to the disease transmission, highlighting the heterogeneity in defining the target population for dengue vaccination. However, the values obtained for the optimal age of vaccination, as targeting individuals under 13 years old, are compatible with the ones reported in similar studies in Brazil. The results also show that the optimal age for vaccination in general does not match with the age of the highest number of cases.ConclusionsThe variation of the optimal age for vaccination across the country reflects heterogeneities in dengue spatial-temporal transmission in Brazilian cities, and can be used to define the target population and cities to optimize vaccination strategies in a context of high cost and low quantity of available vaccine. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/23738-3 - Construction and analysis of epidemiological models |
| Grantee: | Cláudia Pio Ferreira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research |