Cost-effectiveness of dengue vaccination in Yucatán, Mexico using a dynamic dengue transmission model

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 4; p. e0175020
• Main Author: Shim, Eunha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.04.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Biology and Life Sciences; Child; Cost analysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Dengue; Dengue - economics; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue - prevention & control; Dengue - transmission; Dengue fever; Dengue Vaccines - economics; Dengue Vaccines - therapeutic use; Disease; Disease transmission; Drug Costs - statistics & numerical data; Economic impact; Economic models; Epidemiology; Fever; Health care; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Herd immunity; Humans; Immunity; Impact analysis; Incidence; Infections; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mexico - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Models, Statistical; People and places; Public health; Sensitivity analysis; Social Sciences; Tropical diseases; Vaccination; Vaccines; Vector-borne diseases; Viral diseases; Viruses; Young Adult; Mexico

The incidence of dengue fever (DF) is steadily increasing in Mexico, burdening health systems with consequent morbidities and mortalities. On December 9th, 2015, Mexico became the first country for which the dengue vaccine was approved for use. In anticipation of a vaccine rollout, analysis of the c...