Concepts of herd protection and immunity

Procedia in Vaccinology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Smith, Peter G ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Effective reproductive number; Herd effects; Herd immunity; Indirect protection; Infection elimination

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MEASLES; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

EID: 77955112171     PISSN: 1877282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.provac.2010.07.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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