Prior immunity helps to explain wave-like behaviour of pandemic influenza in 1918-9

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ecology of influenza may be more complex than is usually assumed. For example, despite multiple waves in the influenza pandemic of 1918-19, many people in urban locations were apparently unaffected. Were they unexposed, or protec...

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Main Authors: Pallaghy Paul K, McVernon Jodie, McBryde Emma S, Mathews John D, McCaw James M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/128