Use of modelling to inform public health policy: a case study on the blood‐borne transmission of variant‐CJD

Use of modelling to inform public health policy: a case study on the blood‐borne transmission of variant‐CJD

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Article ID: iaor201426
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 269
End Page Number: 277
Publication Date: Feb 2014
Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: medicine
Abstract:

Since the identification of variant Creutzfeldt–Jacob Disease in the late 1980s, the possibility that this disease might be passed on via blood transfusion has presented challenging policy questions for Government and blood services in the UK. This paper discusses the use of mathematical modelling to inform policy in this area of health protection. We focus on the use of a relatively simple analytical model to explore how many such infections might eventually be expected to result in clinical cases under a range of alternative scenarios of interest to policy, and on the potential impact of possible additional counter measures. We comment on the value of triangulating between findings generated using distinct modelling approaches and observational data.

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