Modeling vaccination and control strategies for outbreaks of monkeypox at gatherings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries in recent months has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). It is thought that festivals, parties, and other gatherings may have contributed to the outbreak.

Methods

We considered a hypothetical metropolitan city and modeled the transmission of the monkeypox virus in humans in a high-risk group (HRG) and a low-risk group (LRG) using a Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model and incorporated gathering events. Model simulations assessed how the vaccination strategies combined with other public health measures can contribute to mitigating or halting outbreaks from mass gathering events.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yuan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9732364 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature