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SUBMITTER: Riolo MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4321240 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Riolo Maria A MA Rohani Pejman P
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20150120 5
Pertussis has reemerged as a major public health concern in many countries where it was once considered well controlled. Although the mechanisms responsible for continued pertussis circulation and resurgence remain elusive and contentious, many countries have nevertheless recommended booster vaccinations, the timing and number of which vary widely. Here, using a stochastic, age-stratified transmission model, we searched for cost-effective booster vaccination strategies using a genetic algorithm. ...[more]