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Phenotypic differences in viral immune escape explained by linking within-host dynamics to host-population immunity.
Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Aug 2010
Pepin K M, Volkov I, Banavar J R, Wilke C O, Grenfell B T
Abstract excerpt
Viruses that do not cause life-long immunity persist by evolving rapidly in response to prevailing host immunity. The immune-escape mutants emerge frequently, displacing or co-circulating with native strains even though mutations conferring immune evasion are often detrimental to viral replication. The epidemiological dynamics of immune-escape in acute-infection viruses with high transmissibility have been...
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