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SUBMITTER: Metcalf CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3767637 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Metcalf C Jessica E CJ Hampson Katie K Tatem Andrew J AJ Grenfell Bryan T BT Bjørnstad Ottar N ON
PloS one 20130909 9
Metapopulation rescue effects are thought to be key to the persistence of many acute immunizing infections. Yet the enhancement of persistence through spatial coupling has not been previously quantified. Here we estimate the metapopulation rescue effects for four childhood infections using global WHO reported incidence data by comparing persistence on island countries vs all other countries, while controlling for key variables such as vaccine cover, birth rates and economic development. The rela ...[more]