Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume 52 Issue 5 March 1, 2011
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cid/current

BRIEF REPORT
LaRee Tracy, Holly D. Gaff, Colleen Burgess, Samba Sow, Patti E. Gravitt, and J. Kathleen Tracy
Estimating the Impact of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination on HPV Prevalence and Cervical Cancer Incidence in Mali
Clin Infect Dis. (2011) 52(5): 641-645 first published online January 20, 2011 doi:10.1093/cid/ciq190

Abstract
Human papillomavirus vaccines have potential to reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality; however, cultural and economic barriers may hinder success in developing countries. We assessed impact of a single vaccine campaign in Mali with use of mathematical modeling. Our model shows that decreases in the prevalence of Human papillomavirus infection are proportional to achieved vaccination coverage.