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Impact of population density on immunization programmes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

I. Arita,
J. Wickett and
F. Fenner
I. Arita
Affiliation:
Smallpox Eradication Unit, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
J. Wickett
Affiliation:
Smallpox Eradication Unit, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
F. Fenner
Affiliation:
John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, GPO Box 334, Canberra, Australia
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The eradication of smallpox was achieved by surveillance and containment vaccination after the failure of mass immunization campaigns. The reasons for this failure are considered in this paper. Comparison of population densities in the Indian subcontinent and Africa show that in highly populated areas even an 80% vaccine coverage will still leave a density of susceptibles high enough to maintain the disease, a finding with important implications for other vaccine campaigns.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 96 , Issue 3 , June 1986, pp. 459 - 466
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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