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Review
. 2020 Jul;19(7):661-686.
doi: 10.1080/14760584.2020.1791093. Epub 2020 Aug 1.

Review of poliovirus modeling performed from 2000 to 2019 to support global polio eradication

Kimberly M Thompson  1 , Dominika A Kalkowska  1
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Review

Review of poliovirus modeling performed from 2000 to 2019 to support global polio eradication

Kimberly M Thompson et al. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Introduction: Over the last 20 years (2000-2019) the partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) invested in the development and application of mathematical models of poliovirus transmission as well as economics, policy, and risk analyses of polio endgame risk management options, including policies related to poliovirus vaccine use during the polio endgame.

Areas covered: This review provides a historical record of the polio studies published by the three modeling groups that primarily performed the bulk of this work. This review also systematically evaluates the polio transmission and health economic modeling papers published in English in peer-reviewed journals from 2000 to 2019, highlights differences in approaches and methods, shows the geographic coverage of the transmission modeling performed, identified common themes, and discusses instances of similar or conflicting insights or recommendations.

Expert opinion: Polio modeling performed during the last 20 years substantially impacted polio vaccine choices, immunization policies, and the polio eradication pathway. As the polio endgame continues, national preferences for polio vaccine formulations and immunization strategies will likely continue to change. Future modeling will likely provide important insights about their cost-effectiveness and their relative benefits with respect to controlling polio and potentially achieving and maintaining eradication.

Keywords: Poliovirus; eradication; modeling.

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