A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control.

• Main Authors: Jorge A Alfaro-Murillo (Author), Alyssa S Parpia (Author), Meagan C Fitzpatrick (Author), Jules A Tamagnan (Author), Jan Medlock (Author), Martial L Ndeffo-Mbah (Author), Durland Fish (Author), María L Ávila-Agüero (Author), Rodrigo Marín (Author), Albert I Ko (Author), Alison P Galvani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:As Zika virus continues to spread, decisions regarding resource allocations to control the outbreak underscore the need for a tool to weigh policies according to their cost and the health burden they could avert. For example, to combat the current Zika outbreak the US President requested...