A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control
Alfaro-Murillo JA, Parpia AS, Fitzpatrick MC, Tamagnan JA, Medlock J, Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Fish D, Ávila-Agüero ML, Marín R, Ko AI, Galvani AP. A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004743. PMID: 27205899, PMCID: PMC4874682, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuillain-Barré syndromeZika infectionHealth burdenVirus controlRisk of microcephalyDirect medical costsCost-effectiveness toolsCurrent Zika outbreakGBS casesMedical costsZika casesZika virusMicrocephalyIncidence dataCountry of implementationZika outbreakInfectionInterventionBurdenInforming PolicyDALYsCountry-specific settingsOutbreakMosquitoesPregnancy