2013
Dengue dynamics and vaccine cost-effectiveness in Brazil
Durham DP, Mbah M, Medlock J, Luz PM, Meyers LA, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Dengue dynamics and vaccine cost-effectiveness in Brazil. Vaccine 2013, 31: 3957-3961. PMID: 23791696, PMCID: PMC3755607, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccination costsDengue vaccine trialsVaccine efficacyTotal vaccination costDengue vaccinationCost-effectiveness analysisPotential vaccination policiesVaccine trialsPay thresholdsVaccine efficacy scenariosOptimal allocationLow vaccine efficacyLatest clinical trialsOptimistic scenarioTrial estimatesVaccination coverageEfficacy scenariosClinical trialsAvailable dosesVaccination policyFurther trialsVaccination modelHerd immunityVaccinationCost
2011
Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment
Luz PM, Vanni T, Medlock J, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment. The Lancet 2011, 377: 1673-1680. PMID: 21546076, PMCID: PMC3409589, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60246-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioHerd immunityAdult controlsDengue burdenIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioDengue transmissionCost-effective interventionResource-constrained countriesProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisIncidence of dengueFuture dengue epidemicsImmunological effectsHealth burdenRisk of dengueVector control policiesDengue epidemicsImmunityVector control strategiesBurdenDengueAdult mosquitoesInterventionEpidemicYears