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SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Cartes SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791005 | biostudies-literature | 2024
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodriguez-Cartes Sebastian A SA Zhang Yiwei Y Mayorga Maria E ME Swann Julie L JL Allaire Benjamin T BT
PLOS global public health 20240116 1
We assessed the potential impact of introducing rubella-containing vaccine (RCV) on congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) incidence in Afghanistan (AFG), Democratic Republic of Congo (COD), Ethiopia (ETH), Nigeria (NGA), and Pakistan (PAK). We simulated several RCV introduction scenarios over 30 years using a validated mathematical model. Our findings indicate that RCV introduction could avert between 86,000 and 535,000 CRS births, preventing 2.5 to 15.8 million disability-adjusted life years. AFG a ...[more]