title: Effectiveness of Ring Vaccination as Control Strategy for Ebola Virus Disease.
abstract: Using an Ebola virus disease transmission model, we found that addition of ring vaccination at the outset of the West Africa epidemic might not have led to containment of this disease. However, in later stages of the epidemic or in outbreaks with less intense transmission or more effective control, this strategy could help eliminate the disease.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kucharski
authors.forename: Rosalind M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Eggo
authors.forename: Conall H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Funk
authors.forename: W John
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Edmunds
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D058872:Epidemics; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods
keywords: EVD; Ebola virus; Ebola virus disease; Guinea; West Africa; mathematical model; ring vaccination; transmission chains; vaccination; viruses