title: Ring vaccination versus mass vaccination in event of a smallpox attack.
abstract: Since vaccination is critical in responding to smallpox exposure, vaccination strategies must be evaluated during bioterrorism preparedness. Information on historical factors, smallpox characteristics, public health capabilities and hypothetical attack scenarios was used to evaluate major vaccination strategies. In event of a smallpox attack, the optimal strategy is situational, mass vaccination may be best for dense island populations such as Oahu.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, UCLA, USA.
authors.forename: Chuen-Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wahl
authors.forename: Wendell K S
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Foo
mesh_terms: D023482:Bioterrorism; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D012899:Smallpox / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012901:Variola virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D012900:Smallpox Vaccine