A model of the spread of Ebola virus risk during the 2018 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suggests that the vaccination program implemented reduced the area at risk of infection and the overall infection probability by more than 70%, and that if the vaccination program had been delayed by 1 week, the reductions in risk area and infection probability would have been only 33% and 45%, respectively, reinforcing the importance of rapid response during infectious disease outbreaks.
Article #18-17329: "Ebola vaccination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo," by Chad R. Wells et al.
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