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Therefore, we designed and analyzed long-term mumps surveillance data in an SVEILR (susceptible\u2013vaccinated\u2013exposed\u2013severely infectious\u2013mildly infectious\u2013recovered) dynamic transmission model with optimized parameter values to describe the dynamics of mumps infections in China. There were 18.02% of mumps infected young adults seeking medical advice. The vaccine coverage has been insufficient in China. Young adults with frequent contact and mild infection were identified as a major driver of mumps epidemics. The reproduction number of mumps was determined 4.28 in China. Sensitivity analysis of the basic reproduction number and the endemic equilibrium was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of mumps control measures. We propose to increase the vaccine coverage and make two doses of MMR (Measles, mumps and rubella) vaccines freely available in China.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph15010033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,26]],"date-time":"2017-12-26T11:13:23Z","timestamp":1514286803000},"page":"33","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Modelling the Transmission Dynamics and Control of Mumps in Mainland China"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Yong","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China"},{"name":"School of Information and Mathematics, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8527-7698","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xianning","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lianwen","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi 445000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Colligan, L.H. 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