Vaccination in pulses: a strategy for global eradication of measles and polio?
Recent American successes against poliomyelitis and measles have been attributed to repeated 'pulse' vaccination campaigns. Whilst logistic and economic constraints will be crucial, a deeper epidemiological understanding of the mechanism, strengths and weaknesses of pulse vaccination will optimize the chances of success elsewhere in the world.
Nokes
D J
DJ
Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. jk@dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk
Swinton
J
J
D000367:Age Factors; D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*