Influenza infection rates, measurement errors and the interpretation of paired serology.

Serological studies are the gold standard method to estimate influenza infection attack rates (ARs) in human populations. In a common protocol, blood samples are collected before and after the epidemic in a cohort of individuals; and a rise in haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody titers during...

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Main Authors: Simon Cauchemez, Peter Horby, Annette Fox, Le Quynh Mai, Le Thi Thanh, Pham Quang Thai, Le Nguyen Minh Hoa, Nguyen Tran Hien, Neil M Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3521724?pdf=render