The impact of stratified immunity on the transmission dynamics of influenza

Although empirical studies show that protection against influenza infection in humans is closely related to antibody titres, influenza epidemics are often described under the assumption that individuals are either susceptible or not. Here we develop a model in which antibody titre classes are enumer...

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Main Authors: Hsiang-Yu Yuan, Marc Baguelin, Kin O. Kwok, Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Edwin van Leeuwen, Steven Riley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436517300658