Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan

Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan

Abstract Background Pakistan is one of only three countries where poliovirus circulation remains endemic. For the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, identifying high risk districts is essential to target interventions and allocate limited resources. Methods Using a hierarchical Bayesian framework w...

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Main Authors: Laina D. Mercer, Rana M. Safdar, Jamal Ahmed, Abdirahman Mahamud, M. Muzaffar Khan, Sue Gerber, Aiden O’Leary, Mike Ryan, Frank Salet, Steve J. Kroiss, Hil Lyons, Alexander Upfill-Brown, Guillaume Chabot-Couture
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Disease mapping
Polio eradication
Risk mapping
Spatial epidemiology
Hurdle models
Pakistan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0941-2

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