Qualitative analysis of the level of cross-protection between epidemic waves of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 584-592

  Rios Doria, D ^a   Chowell, G ^a,b  

^a School of Human Evolution and Social Change   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross immunity; Influenza; Mathematical model; Pandemic; Reproduction number

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS PROTECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GENEVA [SWITZERLAND]; NEW SOUTH WALES; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWITZERLAND; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350503251     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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