Jacques Bélair

Prof. Jacques Bélair

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Academic Career Length

34Years (1993-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2016 in Mathematical Biosciences
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AAAhmed Abdelrazec
Ahmed Abdelrazec
JBJacques Bélair
Jacques Bélair
CSChunhua Shan
Chunhua Shan
HZHuaiping Zhu
Huaiping Zhu

20 March 2003 in Journal of Differential Equations
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PBPietro-Luciano Buono
Pietro-Luciano Buono
JBJacques Bélair
Jacques Bélair

1 November 2015 in Journal of Theoretical Biology
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MCMorgan Craig
Morgan Craig
AHAntony R. Humphries
Antony R. Humphries
FNFahima Nekka
Fahima Nekka
JBJacques Bélair
Jacques Bélair
JLJun Li
Jun Li
MMMichael C Mackey
Michael C Mackey

25 November 2022 in Frontiers in Public Health
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PYPei Yuan
Pei Yuan
YTYi Tan
Yi Tan
LYLiu Yang
Liu Yang
EAElena Aruffo
Elena Aruffo
NONicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden
HZHuaiping Zhu
Huaiping Zhu
Background: The monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries in recent months has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). It is thought that festivals, parties, and other gatherings may have contributed to the outbreak.Methods: We considered a hypothetical metropolitan city and modeled the transmission of the monkeypox virus in humans in a high-risk group (HRG) and a low-risk group (LRG) using a Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model and incorporated gathering events. Model simulations assessed how the vaccination strategies combined with other public health measures can contribute to mitigating or halting outbreaks from mass gathering events.Results: The risk of a monkeypox outbreak was high when mass gathering events occurred in the absence of public health control measures. However, the outbreaks were controlled by isolating cases and vaccinating their close contacts. Furthermore, contact tracing, vaccinating, and isolating close contacts, if they can be implemented, were more effective for the containment of monkeypox transmission during summer gatherings than a broad vaccination campaign among HRG, when accounting for the low vaccination coverage in the overall population, and the time needed for the development of the immune responses. Reducing the number of attendees and effective contacts during the gathering could also prevent a burgeoning outbreak, as could restricting attendance through vaccination requirements.Conclusion: Monkeypox outbreaks following mass gatherings can be made less likely with some restrictions on either the number and density of attendees in the gathering or vaccination requirements. The ring vaccination strategy inoculating close contacts of confirmed cases may not be enough to prevent potential outbreaks; however, mass gatherings can be rendered less risky if that strategy is combined with public health measures, including identifying and isolating cases and contact tracing. Compliance with the community and promotion of awareness are also indispensable to containing the outbreak.

13 December 2017 in Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
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DSDaniel Câmara De Souza
Daniel Câmara De Souza
MCMorgan Craig
Morgan Craig
TCTyler Cassidy
Tyler Cassidy
JLJun Li
Jun Li
FNFahima Nekka
Fahima Nekka
AHAntony R. Humphries
Antony R. Humphries

1 May 1993 in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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ABAnne Beuter
Anne Beuter
JBJacques Bélair
Jacques Bélair
CLChristiane Labrie
Christiane Labrie