OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR INFLUENZA-A EPIDEMICS
OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR INFLUENZA-A EPIDEMICS
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DOI:
10.1016/0025-5564(78)90023-8
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
ELVEBACK, LR
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作者:
LONGINI, IM;ACKERMAN, E;ELVEBACK, LR
A deterministic model is developed to describe a single wave of influenza A in a closed stratified population. The model specifies agent characteristics and nonhomogeneous mixing patterns among various age groups in a standardized American community. Attack rates predicted by the model for the Asian and Hong Kong strains of influenza agree with those predicted by a previously described stochastic simulation model. The deterministic model is then coupled with an optimization formulation which selects the optimal vaccine distribution pattern among the various age groups when there is a limited quantity of vaccine available. Optimal vaccine distribution patterns are given. These patterns vary, depending on the particular strain of influenza A modeled, the quantity of vaccine available and the cost structure of the objective function.