title: A model-based design of a vaccination strategy against rubella in a non-immunized community of São Paulo State, Brazil.
abstract: A mixed vaccination strategy against rubella is proposed. We describe how the vaccination strategy was designed with the help of mathematical techniques. The strategy was designed for application in a non-immunized community of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and was implemented by local health authorities in 1992. This strategy comprises a pulse vaccination campaign, covering the age interval between 1 and 10 years, followed by the introduction of the vaccine in the immunization calendar at 15 months of age. The expected impact of the proposed strategy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Massad
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Burattini
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: de Azevedo Neto
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zanetta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012411:Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D012411:Rubella Vaccine