Evaluation of the Continuing Effectiveness of the United Kingdom's Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) National Immunisation Programme

Modelling strategic use of the national antiviral stockpile during the CONTAIN and SUSTAIN phases of an Australian pandemic influenza response

J McVernon, JM McCaw, TM Nolan

2010-04-01

Objective: To define optimum use of the national antiviral stockpile during the early phases of the response to pandemic influenza..

Impact of emerging antiviral drug resistance on influenza containment and spread: Influence of subclinical infection and strategic use of a stockpile containing one or two drugs

JM McCaw, JG Wood, CT McCaw, J McVernon

2008-06-04

Background: Wide-scale use of antiviral agents in the event of an influenza pandemic is likely to promote the emergence of drug re..

A biological model for influenza transmission: Pandemic planning implications of asymptomatic infection and immunity

JD Mathews, CT McCaw, J McVernon, ES McBryda, JM McCaw

2007-11-28

Background. The clinical attack rate of influenced by prior immunity and mixing patterns in the host population, and also by the p..

Prophylaxis or treatment? Optimal use of an antiviral stockpile during an influenza pandemic

JM McCaw, J McVernon

2007-10-01

We introduce a novel mathematical model that effectively incorporates contact tracing in a realistic distribution mechanism for an..

Model answers or trivial pursuits? The role of mathematical models in influenza pandemic preparedness planning.

J McVernon, CT McCaw, JD Mathews

2007-01-01

The panzootic of H5N1 influenza in birds has raised concerns that the virus will mutate to spread more readily in people, leading ..