Mathematical modelling of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): vaccination strategies and budget applications
We propose an age-structured mathematical model for respiratory syncytial virus in which children aged <1 year are especially considered. Real data on hospitalized children in the Spanish region of Valencia were used in order to determine some seasonal parameters of the model. Weekly predictions of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 2010 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO) |
| Repository: | r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p3415 |
| Online Access: | https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/3415 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Cost-effectiveness study respiratory syncytial virus vaccine policy development |
| Summary: | We propose an age-structured mathematical model for respiratory syncytial virus in which children aged <1 year are especially considered. Real data on hospitalized children in the Spanish region of Valencia were used in order to determine some seasonal parameters of the model. Weekly predictions of the number of children aged <1 year that will be hospitalized in the following years in Valencia are presented using this model. Results are applied to estimate the regional cost of paediatric hospitalizations and to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of possible vaccination strategies. |
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