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| Eunha ShimSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Differential impact of sickle cell trait on symptomatic and asymptomatic malariaEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
Math Biosci Eng 9:877-98. 2012..Therefore, the control of symptomatic malaria might result in evolutionary repercussions, despite short-term epidemiological benefits...
Distinguishing vaccine efficacy and effectivenessEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Vaccine 30:6700-5. 2012..e. the relative reduction in the transmission rate among vaccinated individuals) is equivalent to direct effectiveness of vaccine. This assumption has not been evaluated...
The influence of altruism on influenza vaccination decisionsEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J R Soc Interface 9:2234-43. 2012..Therefore, promoting altruism could be a potential strategy to improve public health outcomes...
A game dynamic model for vaccine skeptics and vaccine believers: measles as an exampleEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
J Theor Biol 295:194-203. 2012..This research illustrates the importance of public education on vaccine safety and infection risk in order to maintain vaccination levels that are sufficient to maintain herd immunity...
Prioritization of delayed vaccination for pandemic influenzaEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Math Biosci Eng 8:95-112. 2011..This vaccination scheme would maximize the benefits of vaccination by protecting the high-risk people directly, and generating indirect protection by vaccinating children who are most likely to transmit the disease...
Optimal H1N1 vaccination strategies based on self-interest versus group interestEunha Shim
Deparment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
BMC Public Health 11:S4. 2011..This exposure affects the spread of the disease and needs to be considered when prioritizing vaccine distribution...
Decision making with regard to antiviral intervention during an influenza pandemicEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Med Decis Making 30:E64-81. 2010..To determine optimal antiviral coverage in the context of an influenza outbreak, we compared 2 perspectives: 1) the individual level (the Nash perspective), and 2) the population level (utilitarian perspective)...
Impact of rotavirus vaccination on epidemiological dynamics in England and WalesKatherine E Atkins
Yale School of Public Health, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Vaccine 30:552-64. 2012..This work lays the foundation for policy-makers to determine the impact of a mass vaccination program against rotavirus in England and Wales...
The cost-effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccination in England and WalesKatherine E Atkins
Yale School of Public Health, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Vaccine 30:6766-76. 2012....
Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis: a case study in TanzaniaEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Vaccine 27:7167-72. 2009..Moreover, PEP remains "very cost-effective" provided that at least 1% of doses are administered to people who were actually exposed to rabies...
Insights from epidemiological game theory into gender-specific vaccination against rubellaEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Math Biosci Eng 6:839-54. 2009....
Evolutionary repercussions of avian culling on host resistance and influenza virulenceEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
PLoS ONE 4:e5503. 2009..Although culling has a crucial short-term epidemiological benefit, evolutionary repercussions on reservoir hosts and on the viral population have not been considered...
Impact of transmission dynamics on the cost-effectiveness of rotavirus vaccinationEunha Shim
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
Vaccine 27:4025-30. 2009..75 per case averted from the societal perspectives, respectively. The cost per QALY gained was found to be $104,610 when we considered child with one caregiver, making the rotavirus vaccination program a cost-effective intervention...
