Waning of maternal immunity and the impact of diseases: The example of myxomatosis in natural rabbit populations

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-89

  Fouchet, D ^a   Marchandeau, S ^b   Langlais, M ^c   Pontier, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Myxomatosis; Rabbit; Transmission rate; Waning immunity

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

IMMUNITY; MAMMAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; IMMUNITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYXOMATOSIS; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYXOMATOSIS, INFECTIOUS; RABBITS; RECURRENCE;

LEPORIPOXVIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746889476     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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