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Epochal evolution shapes the phylodynamics of interpandemic influenza A (H3N2) in humans.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 22 Dec 2006
Koelle Katia, Cobey Sarah, Grenfell Bryan, Pascual Mercedes
Abstract excerpt
Human influenza A (subtype H3N2) is characterized genetically by the limited standing diversity of its hemagglutinin and antigenically by clusters that emerge and replace each other within 2 to 8 years. By introducing an epidemiological model that allows for differences between the genetic and antigenic properties of the virus's hemagglutinin, we show that these patterns can arise from cluster-specific immunity...
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