Assessment of the Status of Measles Elimination in the United States, 2001–2014
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww168
Abstract: Abstract We assessed the status of measles elimination in the United States using outbreak notification data. Measles transmissibility was assessed by estimation of the reproduction number, R, the average number of secondary cases per infection,… read more here.
Keywords: united states; status measles; 2001 2014; measles elimination ... See more keywords
Prospects for Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States: Results of a Transmission Dynamic Model
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwy094
Abstract: We estimated long-term tuberculosis (TB) trends in the US population and assessed prospects for TB elimination. We used a detailed simulation model allowing for changes in TB transmission, immigration, and other TB risk determinants. Five… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; model; united states; posterior interval ... See more keywords