Routine Pediatric Enterovirus 71 Vaccination in China: a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

China accounted for 87% (9.8 million/11.3 million) of all hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported to WHO during 2010-2014. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is responsible for most of the severe HFMD cases. Three EV71 vaccines recently demonstrated good efficacy in children aged 6-71 mo. Here we ass...

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Main Authors: Joseph T Wu, Mark Jit, Yaming Zheng, Kathy Leung, Weijia Xing, Juan Yang, Qiaohong Liao, Benjamin J Cowling, Bingyi Yang, Eric H Y Lau, Saki Takahashi, Jeremy J Farrar, Bryan T Grenfell, Gabriel M Leung, Hongjie Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4792415?pdf=render