Critical immune and vaccination thresholds for determining multiple influenza epidemic waves

Epidemics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-32

  Matrajt, Laura ^a   Longini, Ira M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic wave; Influenza; Influenza vaccine; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WINTER;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84255189067     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: 18780067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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