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SUBMITTER: Wallace RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805755 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wallace R M RM Undurraga E A EA Gibson A A Boone J J Pieracci E G EG Gamble L L Blanton J D JD
Epidemiology and infection 20190101
Dogs harbor numerous zoonotic pathogens, many of which are controlled through vaccination programs. The delivery of these programs can be difficult where resources are limited. We developed a dynamic model to estimate vaccination coverage and cost-per-dog vaccinated. The model considers the main factors that affect vaccination programs: dog demographics, effectiveness of strategies, efficacy of interventions and cost. The model was evaluated on data from 18 vaccination programs representing eigh ...[more]