2016
Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa
Gilbert JA, Shenoi SV, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based TB/HIV Screening and Linkage to Care in Rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0165614. PMID: 27906986, PMCID: PMC5131994, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB/HIVTB/HIV controlHIV screeningHIV controlRural South AfricaLife yearsMonths of IPTMost life yearsHigh-incidence settingsWidespread prevalenceCost-effectiveness resultsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesHIV transmissionHigh burdenTreatment coverageUnknown patientsHIVHealthcare accessDrug resistanceActive casesMonthsLifetime usePatientsYearsScreening
2014
Cost-effectiveness of canine vaccination to prevent human rabies in rural Tanzania.
Fitzpatrick MC, Hampson K, Cleaveland S, Mzimbiri I, Lankester F, Lembo T, Meyers LA, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Cost-effectiveness of canine vaccination to prevent human rabies in rural Tanzania. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 160: 91-100. PMID: 24592494, PMCID: PMC4084874, DOI: 10.7326/m13-0542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccination campaignCanine vaccinationPrompt postexposure prophylaxisBase-case analysisVaccination coverageHuman rabiesSocietal willingnessProbability-based evaluationU.S. dollarsEconomic outcomesContact-tracing studiesEmpirical uncertaintyRural AfricaRural TanzaniaOptimal vaccination coverageOngoing vaccination campaignRabies vaccination campaignsGreat uncertaintyAnnual mortality ratePostexposure prophylaxisEpidemiologic variablesTransmission of rabiesHealth burdenWillingnessMortality rate