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

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Jorge A Alfaro-Murillo, Alyssa S Parpia, Meagan C Fitzpatrick, Jules A Tamagnan, Jan Medlock, Martial L Ndeffo-Mbah, Durland Fish, María L Ávila-Agüero, Rodrigo Marín, Albert I Ko, Alison P Galvani
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004743; https://doaj.org/article/3c70dbfc49a746b6ab2179ddd99ff7d9

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...