Variation in loss of immunity shapes influenza epidemics and the impact of vaccination

BACKGROUND: Protective antibody immunity against the influenza A virus wanes in 2–7 years due to antigenic drift of the virus’ surface proteins. The duration of immune protection is highly variable because antigenic evolution of the virus is irregular. Currently, the variable nature of the duration...

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Autores principales: Woolthuis, Rutger G., Wallinga, Jacco, van Boven, Michiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5606000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28927373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2716-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5606000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28927373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2716-y

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