The reinfection threshold promotes variability in tuberculosis epidemiology and vaccine efficacy
Population patterns of infection are determined largely by susceptibility to infection. Infection and vaccination induce an immune response that, typically, reduces susceptibility to subsequent infections. With a general epidemic model, we detect a 'reinfection threshold', above which rein...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2009
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/54 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:arca.igc.gulbenkian.pt:10400.7/54 |