EpidemiologyPLOS Neglected Tropical DiseasesPeer-reviewed
Using simulation to aid trial design: ring-vaccination trials
Matt T. Hitchings, Rebecca F. Grais, Marc Lipsitch
This paper uses simulation to design ring-vaccination trials for Ebola-like diseases, finding that sample size and effectiveness estimates depend on vaccine properties and trial design parameters.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005470